Sol

Did you know?

A few things about Sol you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Sol

Sol Campbell

English footballer and manager (born 1974)

Choose Sol and your child shares a first name with Sol Campbell, an English footballer and manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Sol, like who?” Sol Campbell's Wikipedia article is available in 53 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

Read about Sol Campbell on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Stefan Schäfer, Lich, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,132 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Sol, 389 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Sol would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySol has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Sols, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearSol is at its all-time high right now: #722 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowSol is 9.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 38,610 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 4,132.
• 🚀TrendSol has climbed 502 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #722. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSol is most popular in Arizona, where it ranks #292, followed by California (#359) and Utah (#408). It's in the top 1,000 in 16 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSol is given to both boys and girls: 68% of the 573 babies named Sol in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Sol means “sun”. Our records link it to Hebrew and Spanish roots.

About the name Sol

Sol is a gender-neutral name of Hebrew and Spanish origin meaning “sun”. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with S and ending in “-sol”. US birth records list Sol for girls from 1953 to 2025, in 69 of those 73 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #722 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #722, with 389 babies. Of the 573 US babies named Sol in 2025, 68% were girls and 32% were boys.

Origin:Hebrew namesSpanish names