Soleil: Meaning of Baby Name Soleil

Soleil Popularity Snapshot

Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 4,767 baby girls have been named Soleil. The name peaked in 2024 with 332 US births that year (rank #824). In 2024, ranked #824 nationally.

Top States for Soleil

Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Soleil births are: California (986), New York (407), Florida (370).

Other French-Origin Names Like Soleil

If you like Soleil's French origin, consider these related names: Abelia, Abella, Acel, Aceline, Adalene. Browse all French names →

6-Letter Names Starting with S

Names with Soleil's exact length and starting letter: Saadya, Saarah, Sabana, Sabina, Sabino.

Quick Facts About Soleil

1,414

French baby names in our dictionary

843

French female names

322

6-letter S-names in our dictionary

481

S-female names total

2021–2025

years of US SSA records (5 total)

1,481

total US births named Soleil (all years)

US Popularity History (2021–2025)

🔥 Rising fast: Soleil climbed 237 places in the US girls ranking over the last 4 years (#995 in 2021 → #758 in 2025).

Annual US births named Soleil by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2025 with 358 girls named Soleil (girl rank #758 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.

Where in the US Is Soleil 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 Soleil the strongest states are Nevada, California, New York.

Strongest girls-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Nevada	#495	25
2	California	#693	357
3	New York	#696	149
4	Massachusetts	#734	52
5	Florida	#755	164
6	Pennsylvania	#787	50
7	Maryland	#839	19
8	New Jersey	#864	36
9	Washington	#881	22
10	Arizona	#882	22

Weakest girls-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Colorado	#886	18
2	Arizona	#882	22
3	Washington	#881	22
4	New Jersey	#864	36
5	Maryland	#839	19
6	Pennsylvania	#787	50
7	Florida	#755	164
8	Massachusetts	#734	52
9	New York	#696	149
10	California	#693	357

Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Soleil in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.

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Compare Soleil to Other Popular Names

Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Soleil 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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