Soldier
A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, a warrant officer, or an officer.
Meaning & Origin of Soldier
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A soldier is a person who is a member of an army. A soldier can be a conscripted or volunteer enlisted person, a non-commissioned officer, a warrant officer, or an officer.
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Etymology
The Story of Soldier
Soldier first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2018, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 8 Soldiers were born — ranking #8,816 that year. As of 2026, Soldier ranks #10,791 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 14 Soldiers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Soldier
Soldier is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 14 births in the dataset. Soldier's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #8,816. Use the chart and map above to compare Soldier'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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