Solomon
Solomon is a masculine given name and surname of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Solomon, Israelite monarch and son of David. The name is derived from the Latin Solomōn, borrowed from the Ancient Greek Solomṓn (Σολομών), ultimately from the Hebrew Šĕlōmō (שְׁלֹמֹה).
- Biblical
- English
- Jewish
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Solomon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Solomon is a masculine given name and surname of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Solomon, Israelite monarch and son of David. The name is derived from the Latin Solomōn, borrowed from the Ancient Greek Solomṓn (Σολομών), ultimately from the Hebrew Šĕlōmō (שְׁלֹמֹה).
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- English
- Jewish
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
The Story of Solomon
Solomon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 62 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 904 births, good for #368 nationwide. About 20% of every Solomon on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Solomon ranks #424 for baby boys with 742 births, gradually falling (-7%). All told, over 39K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Solomon
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Solomon. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Solomon
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About the name Solomon
Solomon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 39K births in the dataset. Solomon's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #196. Use the chart and map above to compare Solomon'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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