Boys' name · since 1913
Solly
Solly has 148 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Solly sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 148 recorded since 1913.
Solly has 148 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2020.
- #14,855 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 148 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Solly ranks #14,855 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,855 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 148
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Solly's 148 recorded births place it above 67.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Solly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Solly's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Solly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2020
- Peak year (1917)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Solly by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (75 births, 51% of the file).
1920s was Solly's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Solly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
52 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 75 births (51% of all-time use).
Solly by state
Where Solly concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 6.8% |
10 of 148 births nationwide.
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- Solly's decade-level peak was the 1920s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sollys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Solly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1913–2020 (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 Solly 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.