Girls' name · since 1996
Solei
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 899 babies named Solei, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,871 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 899
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Solei is the #1871 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 899 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Solei recorded 899 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #1871 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #8,077 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,871 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 899 born since 1996
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Solei ranks #8,077 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,871 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 899 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,871 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 899
- born since 1996
- 2020s
- peak decade
Solei's 899 recorded births place it above 88.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Solei compares
899 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Solei's all-time total is 139% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Solei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 899 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Solei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Solei splits its recorded history at 2012: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 106 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Solei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Currently ranks #1871 among girls.
899 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 106 births in a single year.
Solei by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (434 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Solei's strongest decade.
434 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Solei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s
2020s
434 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 434 births (48% of all-time use).
Solei decade highlights
- Peak decade 434 births
- Runner-up 243 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Solei 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 Solei's total volume
Solei by state
Where Solei concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 111 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 36 | 4.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 33 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 32 | 3.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 6 | 0.7% |
111 of 899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.3% of nationwide
- Texas 5.5% of nationwide
- Florida 4.0% of nationwide
- New York 3.7% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 7 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- California records the most Soleis (111 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Solei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Solei 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.
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