Solstice

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

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 161,290 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Solstice, 10 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Solstice would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySolstice first shows up in US birth records in 2005, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #6,642.
• ✨New on the sceneSolstice wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2005.
• 🍂TrendSolstice has slipped 504 places over the last five years and now sits at #9,457. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSolstice is given to both boys and girls: 56% of the 18 babies named Solstice in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Solstice means “sun standing still”.

About the name Solstice

Solstice is a girl name meaning “sun standing still”. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-ice”. US birth records list Solstice for girls from 2005 to 2025, in 16 of those 21 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #6,642 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #9,457, with 10 babies.