Girls' name · since 1999
Sole
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 561 babies named Sole, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,458 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sole is the #6458 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 561 recorded since 1999.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sole has been recorded 561 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #6458 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #11,036 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,458 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 561 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sole ranks #11,036 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,458 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 561 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,036 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,458 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 561
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sole's 561 recorded births place it above 84.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sole compares
561 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sole's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sole | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 561 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sole's full recorded timeline at 2012, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sole popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Sole by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (291 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Sole's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Sole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
291 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 291 births (52% of all-time use).
How Sole compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sole's total volume
Sole by state
Where Sole concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 5.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 23 | 4.1% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 1.1% |
29 of 561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sole's data
- Sole's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (291 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Soles (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Sole 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 August 2026.