Boys' name · since 1880
Soloman
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,679 babies named Soloman, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,678 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,403 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,679
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,679 babies have been named Soloman since 1880, making it today's #5403 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soloman has been recorded 1,679 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #5403 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,678 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,403 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,679 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soloman ranks #3,678 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,403 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,679 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,678 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,403 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,679
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Soloman's 1,679 recorded births place it above 91.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Soloman compares
1,679 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Soloman's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Soloman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,679 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 34 | 22,252 |
Soloman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Soloman's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Soloman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Soloman by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (227 births, 14% of the file).
2000s was Soloman's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Soloman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 53
1880s
53 births
- 1890s 22
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 25
1900s
25 births
- 1910s
1910s
157 births
- 1920s
1920s
166 births
- 1930s
1930s
93 births
- 1940s 52
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 61
1950s
61 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
171 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 227 births (14% of all-time use).
How Soloman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Soloman's total volume
Soloman by state
Where Soloman concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #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% |
26 of 1,679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Soloman's data
- Soloman's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (227 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Solomans (26 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Soloman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Soloman 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.