Recorded 1896–1954 Boys' name Peak 1916 269 births

Sollie — boys' name

269 babies named Sollie in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s171910s921920s941930s311940s201950s10
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sollie was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sollie in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sollie

The Social Security Administration has registered 269 babies named Sollie between 1896 and 1954, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sollie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sollie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sollie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sollie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sollie 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 269 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.

Sollie at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

269

Since 1896

59 years of records

Peak year

1916

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1896

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1954

Sollie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1896

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1916)
16
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 19541940193019251920191519071896 5

Sollie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
94 births that decade — 35% of Sollie's all-time total
1890s51900s171910s921920s941930s311940s201950s10

Sollie by state

Where Sollie concentrates geographically — total births since 1896

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sollie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
7 2.6%
Illinois share of Sollie's total US births 2.6%

7 of 269 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sollie?
269 babies have been named Sollie since 1896. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1916 with 16 births.
When was Sollie most popular?
Sollie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Sollie most popular?
The top states for the name Sollie are Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Sollie been used?
Sollie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 59 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Sollie?
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, 1896–1954 (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.