Recorded 2017–2023 Boys' name Peak 2017 35 births

Solanus — boys' name

35 babies named Solanus in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s23
2020s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Solanus was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Solanus in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Solanus

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Solanus between 2017 and 2023, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Solanus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Solanus performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Solanus shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Solanus 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 35 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.

Solanus at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

35

Since 2017

7 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2017

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2023

Solanus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2017

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202320222021202020192017 7

Solanus by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
23 births that decade — 66% of Solanus's all-time total
2010s122020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Solanus?
35 babies have been named Solanus since 2017. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Solanus most popular?
Solanus was most popular in the 2020s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Solanus been used?
Solanus has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 7 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Solanus?
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.

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, 2017–2023 (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.