Total births
216
Boys' name · since 1917
Solan
216 babies named Solan in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8395
- among boys today
- 216
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 41%
- more common than other boys
Solan currently ranks #8395 among boys' names in America, with 216 babies recorded since 1917.
Solan has 216 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8395 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #8395 among boys today
- 216 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
- 41% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Solan is currently the #8395 boys' name in America, more common than 41% of boys - 216 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8395
- among boys today
- 216
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 41%
- more common than other boys
Solan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#8395
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 41% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Solan was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
16 babies were named Solan in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
How Solan compares
216 40th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Solan's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Solan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 216 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 23 | 22,252 |
Solan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Solan's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Solan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2014
Current rank
#8,395
Active since
1917
Solan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Solan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Solan's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Solan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Solan? ▼
216 babies have been named Solan since 1917. It currently ranks #8395 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 16 births.
When was Solan most popular? ▼
Solan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Solan been used? ▼
Solan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 109 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Solan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Solomon, Sol, Soloman, Solon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Solan's data
- Solan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Solan
Nearby Names Like Solan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Solan
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Soloman Boy
#4578 1,679 births
Solon Boy
#7263 1,351 births
Sollie Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Solan: #8395 Boys' Name - 216 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/solan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Solan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.