Sol
- Pronunciation
- [Sol]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Peace. Variant Of Shalom. In The Bible Solomon (Son Of David And Bathsheba) Succeeded His Father As King Of Israel And Wrote Proverbs: Ecclesiastes And The Song Of Solomon.
- Origin
- Hebrew
Sol Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 8,099 baby boys have been named Sol. The name peaked in 1918 with 321 US births that year (rank #316). In 2024, ranked #1135 nationally — 819 places below its 1918 peak.
Top States for Sol
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Sol births are: New York (2,893), Illinois (379), California (333).
Other Hebrew-Origin Names Like Sol
If you like Sol's Hebrew origin, consider these related names: Aalijah, Aaron, Abagail, Abaigael, Abaigeal. Browse all Hebrew names →
3-Letter Names Starting with S
Names with Sol's exact length and starting letter: Saa, Sal, Sar, Seb, Sen.
Quick Facts About Sol
US Popularity History (2022–2025)
Annual US births named Sol by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 389 girls named Sol (girl rank #722 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Sol Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Sol the strongest states are Arizona, California, Colorado.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | #525 | 78 |
| 2 | California | #539 | 413 |
| 3 | Colorado | #619 | 29 |
| 4 | Texas | #737 | 281 |
| 5 | Washington | #750 | 28 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | #781 | 21 |
| 7 | Florida | #794 | 86 |
| 8 | New Jersey | #807 | 29 |
| 9 | Illinois | #862 | 34 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | #862 | 34 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #807 | 29 |
| 3 | Florida | #794 | 86 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #781 | 21 |
| 5 | Washington | #750 | 28 |
| 6 | Texas | #737 | 281 |
| 7 | Colorado | #619 | 29 |
| 8 | California | #539 | 413 |
| 9 | Arizona | #525 | 78 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Sol in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solana | Sunshine | Female | Spanish |
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Compare Sol to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Sol against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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