Sol

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Sol is a name of Latin origin, meaning “sun”. In 2025 it ranked 745th for boys in the UK (52 babies) and 722nd for girls in the US (389 babies).

What does Sol mean?

Latin: Latin and Spanish word; also short for Solomon

“sun”

Latin and Spanish for sun; in English it is also a traditional short form of Solomon.

Say it: SOL

Is Sol a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Sol has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 52 boys in the UK and 389 girls and 184 boys in the US.

How popular is Sol in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #745among boys
Babies in 2025: 52about 1 in 5,800 boys
Five-year trend: Steadyup 14% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 52 boys in the UK were named Sol, making it the 745th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 936th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 78 boys. 6 girls were also named Sol in 2025 (3,776th for girls).

2025 had more boys named Sol than any year since 2007.

Half of all the boys named Sol in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 10% of the babies named Sol in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 716th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 78 in 20012025

Sol in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	52	#745
2024	33	#1,003
2023	36	#950
2022	37	#923
2021	29	#1,085
2020	34	#936
2019	34	#951
2018	38	#892
2017	37	#919
2016	33	#988
2015	22	#1,268
2014	34	#948
2013	34	#938
2012	47	#769
2011	43	#801
2010	36	#883
2009	49	#703
2008	45	#734
2007	57	#597
2006	58	#564
2005	61	#511
2004	67	#451
2003	69	#419
2002	71	#381
2001	78	#369
2000	72	#374
1999	49	#486
1998	45	#497
1997	12	#1,174
1996	6	#1,840

How popular is Sol in the US?

Rank in 2025: #722among girls
Babies in 2025: 389about 1 in 4,100 girls
Five-year trend: Rising fastup 121% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 389 girls in the US were named Sol, making it the 722nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,224th. It first appears in the records in 1953. 184 boys were also named Sol in 2025 (1,145th for boys).

2025 had the most girls named Sol of any year since it first appeared, in 1953.

Half of all the girls named Sol in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 1959, 38% of the babies named Sol in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 68%, with more girls than boys since 1995.

1953Busiest: 389 in 20252025

Sol in the US, year by year

Year	Girls	Rank
2025	389	#722
2024	336	#821
2023	301	#891
2022	335	#837
2021	240	#1,051
2020	187	#1,224
2019	144	#1,508
2018	134	#1,595
2017	106	#1,902
2016	91	#2,129
2015	88	#2,152
2014	93	#2,081
2013	85	#2,187
2012	80	#2,336
2011	76	#2,415
2010	106	#1,897
2009	68	#2,671
2008	79	#2,419
2007	90	#2,198
2006	85	#2,248
2005	66	#2,576
2004	60	#2,707
2003	59	#2,670
2002	49	#2,972
2001	56	#2,659
2000	47	#2,970
1999	31	#3,800
1998	45	#2,886
1997	28	#3,894
1996	14	#6,387
1995	24	#4,212
1994	14	#6,313
1993	27	#3,872
1992	17	#5,477
1991	11	#7,423
1990	18	#5,055
1989	14	#5,830
1988	11	#6,661
1987	12	#5,918
1986	11	#6,153
1985	13	#5,346
1984	9	#6,808
1983	10	#6,210
1982	12	#5,532
1981	11	#5,884
1980	22	#3,609
1979	19	#3,902
1978	10	#5,957
1977	15	#4,424
1976	16	#3,961
1975	18	#3,636
1974	14	#4,226
1973	19	#3,341
1972	17	#3,543
1971	20	#3,266
1970	14	#4,037
1969	11	#4,417
1968	9	#4,778
1967	13	#3,655
1966	16	#3,147
1965	17	#3,049
1964	7	#5,473
1963	13	#3,634
1962	6	#5,859
1961	9	#4,545
1960	8	#4,772
1959	12	#3,618
1958	5	#6,102
1957	0	–
1956	0	–
1955	0	–
1954	0	–
1953	5	#5,672

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