Solomon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SOL-o-mon
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #415 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #422 for boys
Solomon is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “peaceful”. In 2025 it ranked 415th for boys in the UK (110 babies) and 422nd for boys in the US (767 babies).
What does Solomon mean?
Hebrew
“peaceful”
Solomon, son of David, was the king of Israel famed for his wisdom and for building the First Temple.
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Is Solomon a girl's or a boy's name?
Solomon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 110 boys in the UK and 767 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Solomon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #415among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 110about 1 in 2,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 110 boys in the UK were named Solomon, making it the 415th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 407th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 169 boys.
Half of all the boys named Solomon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 393rd in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Solomon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | #415 |
| 2024 | 101 | #443 |
| 2023 | 98 | #450 |
| 2022 | 105 | #439 |
| 2021 | 122 | #405 |
| 2020 | 119 | #407 |
| 2019 | 135 | #373 |
| 2018 | 139 | #365 |
| 2017 | 140 | #378 |
| 2016 | 134 | #382 |
| 2015 | 169 | #315 |
| 2014 | 154 | #329 |
| 2013 | 126 | #369 |
| 2012 | 145 | #343 |
| 2011 | 146 | #341 |
| 2010 | 157 | #319 |
| 2009 | 157 | #305 |
| 2008 | 133 | #334 |
| 2007 | 137 | #314 |
| 2006 | 157 | #266 |
| 2005 | 142 | #266 |
| 2004 | 135 | #279 |
| 2003 | 135 | #261 |
| 2002 | 105 | #293 |
| 2001 | 126 | #253 |
| 2000 | 129 | #251 |
| 1999 | 146 | #231 |
| 1998 | 92 | #311 |
| 1997 | 69 | #379 |
| 1996 | 60 | #391 |
How popular is Solomon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #422among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 767about 1 in 2,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 767 boys in the US were named Solomon, making it the 422nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 402nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 907 boys.
Half of all the boys named Solomon in the US since 1880 were born between 1947 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 784 boys in the US were given Solomon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #414, up from #422 for this spelling alone.
- Solomon 767
- Soloman 17
Solomon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 767 | #422 |
| 2024 | 771 | #416 |
| 2023 | 711 | #437 |
| 2022 | 710 | #438 |
| 2021 | 737 | #417 |
| 2020 | 750 | #402 |
| 2019 | 757 | #408 |
| 2018 | 825 | #387 |
| 2017 | 883 | #376 |
| 2016 | 907 | #367 |
| 2015 | 873 | #369 |
| 2014 | 832 | #379 |
| 2013 | 709 | #419 |
| 2012 | 637 | #435 |
| 2011 | 609 | #445 |
| 2010 | 566 | #464 |
| 2009 | 600 | #455 |
| 2008 | 691 | #422 |
| 2007 | 615 | #451 |
| 2006 | 563 | #473 |
| 2005 | 535 | #468 |
| 2004 | 530 | #475 |
| 2003 | 496 | #494 |
| 2002 | 527 | #460 |
| 2001 | 558 | #434 |
| 2000 | 516 | #462 |
| 1999 | 521 | #442 |
| 1998 | 431 | #499 |
| 1997 | 415 | #501 |
| 1996 | 363 | #533 |
| 1995 | 324 | #566 |
| 1994 | 302 | #593 |
| 1993 | 292 | #606 |
| 1992 | 257 | #641 |
| 1991 | 260 | #627 |
| 1990 | 218 | #684 |
| 1989 | 265 | #600 |
| 1988 | 255 | #576 |
| 1987 | 227 | #602 |
| 1986 | 223 | #595 |
| 1985 | 243 | #565 |
| 1984 | 263 | #529 |
| 1983 | 221 | #567 |
| 1982 | 295 | #496 |
| 1981 | 200 | #603 |
| 1980 | 214 | #589 |
| 1979 | 240 | #554 |
| 1978 | 217 | #569 |
| 1977 | 222 | #562 |
| 1976 | 193 | #588 |
| 1975 | 173 | #618 |
| 1974 | 172 | #612 |
| 1973 | 158 | #629 |
| 1972 | 145 | #666 |
| 1971 | 177 | #622 |
| 1970 | 142 | #695 |
| 1969 | 142 | #661 |
| 1968 | 125 | #669 |
| 1967 | 114 | #696 |
| 1966 | 116 | #686 |
| 1965 | 140 | #635 |
| 1964 | 132 | #669 |
| 1963 | 121 | #704 |
| 1962 | 118 | #708 |
| 1961 | 145 | #650 |
| 1960 | 128 | #694 |
| 1959 | 173 | #593 |
| 1958 | 133 | #663 |
| 1957 | 163 | #600 |
| 1956 | 163 | #595 |
| 1955 | 170 | #566 |
| 1954 | 166 | #572 |
| 1953 | 144 | #604 |
| 1952 | 154 | #564 |
| 1951 | 178 | #509 |
| 1950 | 139 | #574 |
| 1949 | 194 | #471 |
| 1948 | 185 | #488 |
| 1947 | 170 | #520 |
| 1946 | 136 | #547 |
| 1945 | 118 | #552 |
| 1944 | 126 | #543 |
| 1943 | 154 | #500 |
| 1942 | 148 | #503 |
| 1941 | 118 | #550 |
| 1940 | 150 | #471 |
| 1939 | 116 | #533 |
| 1938 | 143 | #484 |
| 1937 | 138 | #485 |
| 1936 | 153 | #455 |
| 1935 | 131 | #498 |
| 1934 | 149 | #460 |
| 1933 | 145 | #461 |
| 1932 | 165 | #438 |
| 1931 | 154 | #454 |
| 1930 | 193 | #425 |
| 1929 | 204 | #411 |
| 1928 | 218 | #406 |
| 1927 | 209 | #416 |
| 1926 | 214 | #409 |
| 1925 | 290 | #342 |
| 1924 | 271 | #364 |
| 1923 | 314 | #328 |
| 1922 | 334 | #312 |
| 1921 | 356 | #303 |
| 1920 | 356 | #302 |
| 1919 | 353 | #287 |
| 1918 | 367 | #278 |
| 1917 | 376 | #263 |
| 1916 | 317 | #290 |
| 1915 | 312 | #280 |
| 1914 | 297 | #248 |
| 1913 | 215 | #260 |
| 1912 | 233 | #225 |
| 1911 | 129 | #221 |
| 1910 | 81 | #275 |
| 1909 | 79 | #249 |
| 1908 | 61 | #274 |
| 1907 | 65 | #260 |
| 1906 | 48 | #293 |
| 1905 | 47 | #290 |
| 1904 | 50 | #270 |
| 1903 | 44 | #282 |
| 1902 | 66 | #221 |
| 1901 | 37 | #284 |
| 1900 | 72 | #239 |
| 1899 | 37 | #286 |
| 1898 | 40 | #288 |
| 1897 | 44 | #263 |
| 1896 | 44 | #277 |
| 1895 | 51 | #251 |
| 1894 | 32 | #308 |
| 1893 | 44 | #264 |
| 1892 | 43 | #274 |
| 1891 | 37 | #265 |
| 1890 | 43 | #259 |
| 1889 | 40 | #263 |
| 1888 | 43 | #273 |
| 1887 | 33 | #289 |
| 1886 | 45 | #254 |
| 1885 | 58 | #209 |
| 1884 | 60 | #215 |
| 1883 | 45 | #237 |
| 1882 | 51 | #231 |
| 1881 | 49 | #219 |
| 1880 | 62 | #196 |
Nicknames for Solomon
- Sol 52 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Solomon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Harrison Samuel Elijah Isaac Oliver Elias Ezra Reuben Mason Ellis Benjamin Isaiah
Other spellings of Solomon
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Solomon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/solomon, updated 20 October 2026.