US rank #5802 Girls' name Peak 2022 250 births

Sola — #5802 US girls' name

250 babies named Sola in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51970s102000s472010s872020s101
#5802
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sola was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

24 babies were named Sola in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sola

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Sola between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sola currently holds the #5802 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sola performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sola shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sola in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sola in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 250 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sola at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

250

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

2022

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,802

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sola popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
24
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201420112008200319721924 5

Sola popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2006 (Sola as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2006 5

Sola by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
101 births that decade — 40% of Sola's all-time total
1920s51970s102000s472010s872020s101

Sola by state

Where Sola concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sola
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
California share of Sola's total US births 2.0%

5 of 250 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sola?
250 babies have been named Sola since 1924. It currently ranks #5802 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 24 births.
When was Sola most popular?
Sola was most popular in the 2020s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Sola most popular?
The top states for the name Sola are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sola been used?
Sola has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sola?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soleil, Soledad, Sol, Solana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.