# Sol (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/sol/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /soʊl/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 12,382 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 8,285 / 4,097 (33% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,200, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sōl.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76 | 2,432 |
| 2012 | 80 | 2,355 |
| 2013 | 85 | 2,208 |
| 2014 | 93 | 2,091 |
| 2015 | 88 | 2,166 |
| 2016 | 91 | 2,146 |
| 2017 | 106 | 1,915 |
| 2018 | 134 | 1,607 |
| 2019 | 144 | 1,515 |
| 2020 | 187 | 1,226 |
| 2021 | 240 | 1,053 |
| 2022 | 335 | 838 |
| 2023 | 301 | 892 |
| 2024 | 336 | 821 |
| 2025 | 389 | 722 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50 | 2,501 |
| 2012 | 34 | 3,289 |
| 2013 | 37 | 3,050 |
| 2014 | 49 | 2,537 |
| 2015 | 48 | 2,597 |
| 2016 | 59 | 2,274 |
| 2017 | 69 | 2,048 |
| 2018 | 93 | 1,703 |
| 2019 | 69 | 2,107 |
| 2020 | 80 | 1,869 |
| 2021 | 139 | 1,337 |
| 2022 | 175 | 1,170 |
| 2023 | 150 | 1,286 |
| 2024 | 186 | 1,138 |
| 2025 | 184 | 1,151 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 5,545 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3,681 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5,742 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38 | 798 |
| 2012 | 35 | 866 |
| 2013 | 26 | 1,044 |
| 2014 | 29 | 988 |
| 2015 | 19 | 1,327 |
| 2016 | 30 | 974 |
| 2017 | 33 | 931 |
| 2018 | 29 | 985 |
| 2019 | 30 | 952 |
| 2020 | 32 | 898 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,117 |
| 2022 | 35 | 878 |
| 2023 | 31 | 965 |
| 2024 | 33 | 945 |
| 2025 | 49 | 716 |

## People named Sol

- Sol Campbell, English footballer and manager (born 1974)
- Sol Bamba, football player and manager (1985–2024)
- Sol LeWitt, American artist (1928-2007)
- Sol Gabetta, Argentine cellist
- Sol Lesser, American film producer (1890–1980)
- Sol Spiegelman, American molecular biologist (1914-1983)
- Sol Rodriguez, Argentine actress
- Sol C. Siegel, American film producer (1903-1982)
- Sol Tolchinsky, Canadian basketball player (1929-2020)
- Sol Kaplan, American film and television music composer (1919-1990)
- Sol Star, Businessman of the Old West (1840–1917)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.