Is Sol a boy or girl name?
Sol is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 336 girls and 186 boys were named Sol, so 64.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 31.4% of the 11,807 US babies named Sol were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,135
- Girl rank, 2024
- #819
- Babies named Sol since 1880
- 11,807
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 522 babies
Boys and girls named Sol, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 338 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,945 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 534 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 251 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 193 | 22 | 10.2% |
| 1960s | 142 | 109 | 43.4% |
| 1970s | 217 | 162 | 42.7% |
| 1980s | 151 | 125 | 45.3% |
| 1990s | 181 | 229 | 55.9% |
| 2000s | 332 | 659 | 66.5% |
| 2010s | 558 | 1,003 | 64.3% |
| 2020s | 728 | 1,399 | 65.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 186 | #1,135 | 336 | #819 |
| 2023 | 149 | #1,286 | 301 | #892 |
| 2022 | 175 | #1,170 | 335 | #838 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,346 | 240 | #1,053 |
| 2020 | 80 | #1,865 | 187 | #1,226 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,106 | 144 | #1,514 |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,702 | 134 | #1,607 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,048 | 106 | #1,915 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2,274 | 91 | #2,145 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,597 | 88 | #2,166 |
| 2014 | 49 | #2,537 | 93 | #2,091 |
| 2013 | 37 | #3,050 | 85 | #2,208 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,290 | 80 | #2,354 |
| 2011 | 50 | #2,501 | 76 | #2,431 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,506 | 106 | #1,908 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,552 | 68 | #2,702 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,336 | 79 | #2,439 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,075 | 90 | #2,210 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,870 | 85 | #2,265 |
| 2005 | 47 | #2,461 | 66 | #2,605 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,064 | 60 | #2,735 |
| 2003 | 32 | #3,036 | 59 | #2,703 |
| 2002 | 28 | #3,249 | 49 | #3,006 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,497 | 56 | #2,692 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,184 | 47 | #3,015 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,313 | 31 | #3,886 |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,686 | 45 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,892 | 28 | #3,993 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,141 | 14 | #6,690 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,857 | 24 | #4,333 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,605 | 14 | #6,618 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,990 | 27 | #3,977 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,728 | 17 | #5,689 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,209 | 11 | #7,915 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,369 | 18 | #5,252 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,118 | 14 | #6,117 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,735 | 11 | #7,054 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,532 | 12 | #6,290 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,850 | 11 | #6,529 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,588 | 13 | #5,622 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,428 | 9 | #7,335 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,840 | 10 | #6,645 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,958 | 12 | #5,860 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,561 | 11 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 22 | #2,358 | 22 | #3,710 |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,094 | 19 | #4,025 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,909 | 10 | #6,325 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,121 | 15 | #4,620 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,110 | 16 | #4,129 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,056 | 18 | #3,745 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,443 | 14 | #4,421 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,389 | 19 | #3,457 |
| 1972 | 26 | #1,762 | 17 | #3,694 |
| 1971 | 23 | #1,907 | 20 | #3,351 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,789 | 14 | #4,227 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,294 | 11 | #4,690 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,890 | 9 | #5,088 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,962 | 13 | #3,818 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,207 | 16 | #3,252 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,758 | 17 | #3,136 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,963 | 7 | #5,927 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,287 | 13 | #3,773 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,823 | 6 | #6,472 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,137 | 9 | #4,842 |
| 1960 | 17 | #2,029 | 8 | #5,119 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,858 | 12 | #3,796 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,489 | 5 | #6,903 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 15 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 25 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,824 | 5 | #6,407 |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 32 | #1,256 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 26 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 42 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 40 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 44 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 43 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 47 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 46 | #934 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 65 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 74 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 97 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 111 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 141 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 168 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 166 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 181 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 198 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 259 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 230 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 245 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 246 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 228 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 321 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 298 | #310 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 254 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 272 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 251 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 218 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 169 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 78 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 73 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 53 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 44 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 37 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 28 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 29 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 26 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 32 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 34 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 27 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 28 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 18 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 17 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 26 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 25 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 24 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 22 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 16 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 14 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 14 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 21 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 14 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 14 | #483 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 14 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 26 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 19 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 16 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 20 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 15 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #559 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sol reached #257 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #819 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sol
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.