Solai
Solai is a town in Nakuru County, Kenya. It is located about thirty kilometers north of the county capital, Nakuru. Lake Solai lies to its north.
Meaning & Origin of Solai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Solai is a town in Nakuru County, Kenya. It is located about thirty kilometers north of the county capital, Nakuru. Lake Solai lies to its north.
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Origin & history
The Story of Solai
Solai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2004, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 39 Solais were born — ranking #3,809 that year. As of 2026, Solai ranks #3,987 for baby girls with 37 births, rising sharply (+187% over the past five years). In total, more than 196 Solais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Solai
Solai is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 196 births in the dataset. Solai's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,809. Use the chart and map above to compare Solai'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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