Solar
The Story of Solar
As a girl name
Solar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2019, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 28 Solars were born — ranking #4,758 that year. As of 2026, Solar ranks #4,955 for girls with 27 births, rising sharply (+75% over the past five years). In total, more than 149 Solars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Solar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 20 Solars were born — ranking #4,850 that year. As of 2026, Solar ranks #4,977 for boys with 20 births, rising sharply (+109% over the past five years). In total, more than 130 Solars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Solar
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About the name Solar
Solar is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 149 births in the dataset. Solar's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #4,758. Use the chart and map above to compare Solar'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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