Sol
Pronounced S AA1 L (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Sol?
Sol is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 13,182 children — the 1,170th most common boys' name on record.
It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 321 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Soul and Seoul — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Sol and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Soul
- Seoul
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S AA1 L · S OW1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 1 · 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Sol
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Sol
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Sol?
- Sol ranks 1,170th among boys' names in US records, with 13,182 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,390.
- Is Sol a unisex name?
- No. Sol is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Sol most popular?
- 1918, when 321 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Sol spelled?
- Soul, Seoul. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.