Solomon

Last seen for girls in 1988 at #11,798 · #422 for boys in 2025, 767 births
Given to boys >99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
#196
1880 · 62 births
Debut · boys
1880
62 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
38,069
since 1880

Solomon over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Solomon has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #196, 1880boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#422767
2024—#416771
2023—#437711
2022—#438710
2021—#417737
2020—#402750
2019—#408757
2018—#387825
2017—#376883
2016—#367907
2015—#369873
2014—#379832
2013—#419709
2012—#435637
2011—#445609
2010—#464566
2009—#455600
2008—#422691
2007—#451615
2006—#473563
2005—#468535
2004—#475530
2003—#494496
2002—#460527
2001—#434558
2000—#462516
1999—#442521
1998—#499431
1997—#501415
1996—#533363
1995—#567324
1994—#594302
1993—#607292
1992—#643257
1991—#629260
1990—#686218
1989—#602265
1988#11,7985#576255
1987—#602227
1986—#595223
1985—#565243
1984—#529263
1983—#567221
1982—#496295
1981—#603200
1980—#589214
1979—#554240
1978—#569217
1977—#562222
1976#8,1566#588193
1975—#618173
1974—#612172
1973—#629158
1972—#666145
1971—#622177
1970—#695142
1969—#661142
1968—#669125
1967—#696114
1966—#686116
1965—#635140
1964—#669132
1963—#704121
1962—#708118
1961—#651145
1960—#695128
1959—#594173
1958—#664133
1957—#601163
1956—#596163
1955—#567170
1954—#573166
1953—#605144
1952—#565154
1951—#510178
1950—#575139
1949—#472194
1948—#488185
1947—#520170
1946—#547136
1945—#552118
1944—#543126
1943—#500154
1942—#503148
1941—#550118
1940—#471150
1939—#533116
1938—#484143
1937—#485138
1936—#455153
1935—#498131
1934—#460149
1933—#461145
1932—#438165
1931—#454154
1930—#425193
1929—#411204
1928—#406218
1927—#416209
1926—#409214
1925—#342290
1924—#364271
1923—#328314
1922—#312334
1921—#303356
1920—#302356
1919—#287353
1918—#278367
1917—#263376
1916—#290317
1915—#280312
1914—#248297
1913—#260215
1912—#225233
1911—#221129
1910—#27581
1909—#24979
1908—#27461
1907—#26065
1906—#29348
1905—#29047
1904—#27050
1903—#28244
1902—#22166
1901—#28437
1900—#23972
1899—#28637
1898—#28840
1897—#26344
1896—#27744
1895—#25151
1894—#30832
1893—#26444
1892—#27443
1891—#26537
1890—#25943
1889—#26340
1888—#27343
1887—#28933
1886—#25445
1885—#20958
1884—#21560
1883—#23745
1882—#23151
1881—#21949
1880—#19662
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Solomon was already there! It came in at #196, and was given to 62 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1886–1894, when fewer than 46 boys a year got the name.

Where Solomon is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedMNIllinois: #581 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,841 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedWIMichigan: #597 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,186 boysMINew York: #406 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,317 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedINOhio: #681 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 14,975 boysOHPennsylvania: #379 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,962 boysPANew Jersey: #426 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,061 boysNJConnecticut: #288 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,171 boysCTCalifornia: #474 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 5,289 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #574 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,079 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedALGeorgia: #407 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,957 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Solomon, so not publishedHITexas: #709 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,779 boysTXFlorida: #442 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,290 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Connecticut#288 · 1 in 3,171
  2. Pennsylvania#379 · 1 in 5,962
  3. New York#406 · 1 in 4,317
  4. Georgia#407 · 1 in 3,957
  5. New Jersey#426 · 1 in 5,061

Best ever in a state: #58 in Hawaii, 1935.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#28851 in 3,171
Pennsylvania#379121 in 5,962
New York#406261 in 4,317
Georgia#40791 in 3,957
New Jersey#42681 in 5,061
Florida#442111 in 4,290
California#474301 in 5,289
Louisiana#57451 in 6,079
Illinois#581101 in 7,841
Michigan#59761 in 10,186
Ohio#68151 in 14,975
Texas#709111 in 9,779
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Solomon
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#416 → #422)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#402 → #422)
  • 53 spots since 2015 (#369 → #422)
  • Biggest jump: 107 spots in 1982 (#603 → #496)
  • Biggest drop: 103 spots in 1950 (#472 → #575)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1880 at #196 (62 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,752
  • Highest: 1 in 1,752 boys born in 1911 were named Solomon (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,227 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
  • Its best rank, #196 in 1880, was only 1 in 1,782 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 20.0% of all boys named Solomon (7,598) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s486#196 (1880)#239
1890s415#251 (1895)#274
1900s569#221 (1902)#266
1910s2,680#221 (1911)#263
1920s2,766#302 (1920)#359
1930s1,487#425 (1930)#469
1940s1,499#471 (1940)#515
1950s1,583#510 (1951)#585
1960s1,281#635 (1965)#677
1970s1,839#554 (1979)#612
1980s2,406#496 (1982)#572
1990s3,383#442 (1999)#570
2000s5,631#422 (2008)#459
2010s7,598#367 (2016)#405
2020s4,446#402 (2020)#422

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Solomon in 1976

girls
#8,156
6 births · 1 in 244,183 girls
boys
#588
193 births · 1 in 8,130 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #8,156Solomon6

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #588Solomon193
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 244,183 of them was named Solomon, which outranked 25.3% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Solomon
  1. #7,296Zelia7
  2. #7,296Zora7
  3. #7,296Zuri7
  4. #8,156Solomon6
  5. #8,156Abbi6
  6. #8,156Abigal6
  7. #8,156Abigale6
  8. #9,284Aaren5
  9. #9,284Abeer5
  10. #9,284Abi5

Tied with 1,127 names at #8,156; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 8,130 of them was named Solomon, which outranked 90.9% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Solomon
  1. #585Jeffry195
  2. #586Hans194
  3. #586Jefferson194
  4. #588Solomon193
  5. #589Jonas192
  6. #590Sylvester190
  7. #591Anton189
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1976 →