Boys' name · since 1896
Sollie
Sollie has 269 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 269
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sollie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 269 have been recorded since 1896.
Social Security Administration records show Sollie recorded 269 times among boys since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1954.
- #11,254 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 269 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sollie ranks #11,254 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 269 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 269
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sollie's 269 recorded births place it above 75.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Sollie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sollie splits its recorded history at 1924: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sollie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1954
- Peak year (1916)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Sollie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (94 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Sollie's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sollie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
92 births
- 1920s
1920s
94 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 94 births (35% of all-time use).
Sollie by state
Where Sollie concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 7 | 2.6% |
7 of 269 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sollie's data
- Sollie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Sollies (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Sollie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1896–1954 (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 Sollie 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.