Solomon
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Solomon
Solomon, a name that evokes wisdom and peace, is an Old Testament name that, along with other patriarchal classics, is finally beginning to shed its long white beard and step from the pages of the Old Testament into modern nurseries.
Originating from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace, Solomon was a favorite of Charles Dickens, who used it for characters in three of his novels.
Solomon Grundy is a name that moved from a nursery rhyme ("Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday") to a DC Comics character to the name of a California rock group.
The biblical Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheba, succeeded his father as king of Israel, and was known for his wisdom ("People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon."). He is credited with writing the biblical books Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon—the latter also the title of an acclaimed Toni Morrison novel. The biblical Solomon is that reason that, while the name technically means peace, it also counts among the names that mean wisdom.
Notable bearers of the name include philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim, for whom the New York museum is named, and singer-songwriter Solomon Burke, sometimes referred to as "King Solomon."
Solomon is also given to girls.
Pronounced SAH-luh-mun.
As of October 2026, Solomon ranked #422 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #198 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #331.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #379 | 832 | 433.1 |
| 2015 | #369 | 873 | 455.5 |
| 2016 | #368 | 904 | 476.4 |
| 2017 | #376 | 883 | 477.1 |
| 2018 | #387 | 824 | 453.7 |
| 2019 | #409 | 755 | 420.8 |
| 2020 | #402 | 750 | 434.5 |
| 2021 | #417 | 737 | 421.3 |
| 2022 | #439 | 709 | 406.1 |
| 2023 | #438 | 709 | 414.5 |
| 2024 | #417 | 765 | 444 |
| 2025 | #422 | 767 | 449 |
World rankings
Solomon for boys
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Solomon on lists
Famous Solomons
- Solomon Robert GuggenheimBoy
American businessman, art collector and philanthropist
- Solomon Burke (born James Solomon McDonald)Boy
American soul singer
- Solomon ibn GabirolBoy
Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher
- Solomon Eliot AschBoy
Polish/American Gestalt psychologist
- Solomon NorthupBoy
American author of the memoir "Twelve Years a Slave"
- Solomon Busendich (born 1984)Boy
Kenyan long,distance runner
- Solomon BrannanBoy
American football player
- Solomon Elimimian (born 1986)Boy
American football player
- Solomon CutnerBoy
British pianist
- Solomon BashirBoy
Shakur (b. 1989), son of singer Me'Shell Ndegeocello
- Solomon SharpBoy
son of actors Brad and Keesha Sharp
Solomon in pop culture
- "Solomon GrundyBoy
" English nursery rhyme
- Solomon "Sol" RothBoy
Edward G. Robinson's character in "Soylent Green" (1973)
- Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold)Boy
DC comics villain and antihero
- SolomonBoy
a musical work by Handel
- SolomonBoy
King of Urushalim, a character in "The Shadow Prince," the first novel of Philip Armstrong's epic historical fantasy, "The Chronicles of Tupiluliuma"
- SolomonBoy
a powerful magician in the Japanese manga series Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
- Solomon RingBoy
an item in Final Fantasy VIII that summons a GF
- Solomon IslandsBoy
a nation state in the Pacific
- Solomon CoopBoy
character in Taboo (TV Series)
- Solomon “Sol” BergsteinBoy
character on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie
- Solomon ReedBoy
Character in "Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty"