Soleil
Girl · so-LAY · French
Soleil is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “sun”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 756th for girls in the US (358 babies).
What does Soleil mean?
French: French word, from Latin sol
“sun”
The French word for sun; Louis XIV of France was known as le Roi Soleil, the Sun King.
- Say it
- so-LAY
Is Soleil a girl's or a boy's name?
Soleil is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 358 girls and 12 boys in the US.
How popular is Soleil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 193% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Soleil, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th.
2025 had the most girls named Soleil of any year since it first appeared, in 2005.
Half of all the girls named Soleil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Soleil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Soleil in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #756among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 358about 1 in 4,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 72% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 358 girls in the US were named Soleil, making it the 756th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,198th. It first appears in the records in 1981. 12 boys were also named Soleil in 2025 (6,799th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Soleil of any year since it first appeared, in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Soleil in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 365 girls in the US were given Soleil or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #745, up from #756 for this spelling alone.
- Soleil 358
- Zuley 7
Soleil in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 358 | #756 |
| 2024 | 334 | #823 |
| 2023 | 266 | #971 |
| 2022 | 268 | #987 |
| 2021 | 259 | #993 |
| 2020 | 192 | #1,198 |
| 2019 | 208 | #1,156 |
| 2018 | 158 | #1,413 |
| 2017 | 133 | #1,625 |
| 2016 | 137 | #1,605 |
| 2015 | 114 | #1,823 |
| 2014 | 153 | #1,464 |
| 2013 | 171 | #1,362 |
| 2012 | 179 | #1,315 |
| 2011 | 190 | #1,257 |
| 2010 | 195 | #1,234 |
| 2009 | 192 | #1,267 |
| 2008 | 203 | #1,238 |
| 2007 | 195 | #1,263 |
| 2006 | 154 | #1,449 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1,893 |
| 2004 | 119 | #1,629 |
| 2003 | 142 | #1,394 |
| 2002 | 128 | #1,482 |
| 2001 | 97 | #1,815 |
| 2000 | 90 | #1,881 |
| 1999 | 71 | #2,130 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 16 | #5,711 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 29 | #3,083 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
Names like Soleil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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