Sol
Top 1000
About Sol
A short and sweet Spanish and Portuguese name, meaning "sun". Sol has been used on its own for centuries (it belongs to one of the daughters in the 10th-11th century Spanish epic poem "El Cantar de mio Cid"), and it is also found as a short form of the Marian names María del Sol and María de la Soledad, and of the related names Marisol and Soledad. A famous bearer is Argentine TV presenter (María) Sol Perez.
Sol is also one of the goddess names fashionable for baby girls: she's a Nordic sun goddess, also called Sunna.
Sol entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2022, surpassing the previous favorite sunny form, Soleil. Along with Soleil, other intriguing longer forms include Marisol, Solange, and Solvieg.
Pronounced SOHL.
As of October 2026, Sol ranked #722 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #837.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,091 | 93 | 52.1 |
| 2015 | #2,166 | 88 | 49.3 |
| 2016 | #2,145 | 91 | 51.4 |
| 2017 | #1,915 | 106 | 61.4 |
| 2018 | #1,607 | 134 | 78.8 |
| 2019 | #1,514 | 144 | 85.8 |
| 2020 | #1,226 | 187 | 115.7 |
| 2021 | #1,053 | 240 | 146.3 |
| 2022 | #838 | 335 | 204.3 |
| 2023 | #892 | 301 | 187.6 |
| 2024 | #819 | 336 | 207.4 |
| 2025 | #722 | 389 | 242 |
World rankings
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Sol on lists
Famous Sols
- Sol Gabetta
Argentine cellist
- María del Sol (born Marisol de las Mercedes Echánove Rojas)
Mexican pop singer