Solace
The Story of Solace
As a girl name
Solace first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 16 Solaces were born — ranking #7,265 that year. As of 2026, Solace ranks #9,461 for girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 227 Solaces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Solace first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2005, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 19 Solaces were born — ranking #5,071 that year. As of 2026, Solace ranks #5,564 for boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+31% over the past five years). In total, more than 213 Solaces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Solace
Solace is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 227 births in the dataset. Solace's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,265. Use the chart and map above to compare Solace's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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