Girls' name · since 1898

Soledad

4,197 babies named Soledad in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,893 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,772 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,197
born since 1898
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Soledad is the #4772 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,197 recorded since 1898.

Social Security Administration records show Soledad recorded 4,197 times among girls since 1898, holding rank #4772 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.

  • #2,893 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,772 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 4,197 born since 1898
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soledad ranks #2,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,772 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,197 born since 1898, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,893 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,772 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
4,197
born since 1898
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72.4%
Soledad vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Soledad's 4,197 recorded births place it above 96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Soledad compares

4,197 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Soledad's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Soledad Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 4,197 376 567,345
Peak-year births 81 21 19,840

Soledad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Soledad's full recorded timeline at 1963, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Soledad popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
81
Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
020406080100 189819161932194819641980199620122025 28

Soledad popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1990 (Soledad as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1990 5

Soledad by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (702 births, 17% of the file).

2000s was Soledad's strongest decade.

702 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Soledad births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 702 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Soledad 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 Soledad's total volume

Soledad vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -63, 5.1%-65, 4.6%-146, 1.9%-90, 4.5%-59, 9.2%-114, 3%-47, 7.4%-35, 8.7%-146, 2.4%-101, 8.1%-69, 8.5%-76, 3.7%-58, 6.9%-119, 3.8%-138, 3.7%Soledad-128, 1.9%Soledad
Soledad vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Soledad by state

Where Soledad concentrates geographically, total births since 1898

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Soledad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,334 31.8%
#2 Texas
1,123 26.8%
#3 Arizona
65 1.5%
#4 Illinois
57 1.4%
#5 New Mexico
36 0.9%
#6 New York
10 0.2%
#7 Colorado
5 0.1%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.1%
California share of Soledad's total US births 31.8%
Even split

1,334 of 4,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Soledad? ▼
Since 1898, Social Security records show 4,197 babies named Soledad. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #2,893 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,772 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 81 births.
Where does Soledad sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soledad ranks #2,893 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,772 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Soledad most popular? ▼
Soledad was most popular in the 2000s decade with 702 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Soledad most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Soledad are California (1,334 births), Texas (1,123 births), Arizona (65 births).
How long has the name Soledad been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Soledad since 1898 -- 128 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Soledad? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soleil, Sol, Solana, Solange, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Soledad's data

  • Soledad's decade-level peak was the 2000s (702 total births); usage has since declined to 170 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Soledads (1,334 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.

Keep exploring Soledad

Nearby Names Like Soledad

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Soledad

Soleil Girl
#757 5,130 births
Sol Girl
#722 4,097 births
Solana Girl
#495 3,446 births
Solange Girl
#4279 1,713 births
Solveig Girl
#6569 1,057 births

Compare Soledad side by side: Soledad vs Soleil Soledad vs Sol Soledad vs Solana

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Soledad

Marylou #4771
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Santina #4773
3,102 births · Peak 1919
Ellinor #4770
690 births · Peak 2018
Leeanna #4774
4,008 births · Peak 1989
Kathlyn #4769
5,156 births · Peak 1951
Audrie #4775
4,103 births · Peak 2011
Apollonia #4768
718 births · Peak 1985
Angelia #4776
22,466 births · Peak 1966

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Soledad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1898–2025 (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 Soledad 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.