US rank #4560 Boys' name Peak 1999 1,662 births

Soloman — #4560 US boys' name

1,662 babies named Soloman in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s531890s221900s251910s1571920s1661930s931940s521950s611960s941970s1041980s1591990s1962000s2272010s1712020s82
#4560
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Soloman was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

34 babies were named Soloman in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Soloman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,662 babies named Soloman between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Soloman currently holds the #4560 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Soloman performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Soloman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Soloman in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Soloman 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 1,662 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.

Soloman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,662

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1999

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,560

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Soloman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
34
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Soloman by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
227 births that decade — 14% of Soloman's all-time total
1880s531890s221900s251910s1571920s1661930s931940s521950s611960s941970s1041980s1591990s1962000s2272010s1712020s82

Soloman by state

Where Soloman concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Soloman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
26 1.6%
#2 South Carolina
16 1.0%
#3 California
13 0.8%
#4 Georgia
11 0.7%
#5 Louisiana
10 0.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
#7 Texas
5 0.3%
New York share of Soloman's total US births 1.6%
Even split

26 of 1,662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Soloman?
1,662 babies have been named Soloman since 1880. It currently ranks #4560 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 34 births.
When was Soloman most popular?
Soloman was most popular in the 2000s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Soloman most popular?
The top states for the name Soloman are New York (26 births), South Carolina (16 births), California (13 births).
How long has the name Soloman been used?
Soloman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Soloman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Solomon, Sol, Solon, Sollie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.