US rank #6827 Unisex name Peak 2022 153 births

Solstice — #6827 US unisex name

153 babies named Solstice in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s112010s652020s77
#6827
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Solstice was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

17 babies were named Solstice in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Solstice

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Solstice between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Solstice currently holds the #6827 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Solstice is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 2018.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Solstice performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Solstice shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Solstice in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Solstice 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 153 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.

Solstice at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

153

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2022

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#6,827

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Solstice popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
17
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 20242022202020182016201320102005 6

Solstice popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 2018 (Solstice as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
567891011 20222018 6

Solstice by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
77 births that decade — 50% of Solstice's all-time total
2000s112010s652020s77

Solstice by state

Where Solstice concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Solstice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.3%
California share of Solstice's total US births 3.3%

5 of 153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Solstice?
153 babies have been named Solstice since 2005. It currently ranks #6827 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 17 births.
When was Solstice most popular?
Solstice was most popular in the 2020s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Solstice most popular?
The top states for the name Solstice are California (5 births).
Is Solstice a unisex name?
Yes, Solstice is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 153 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Solstice been used?
Solstice has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Solstice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soleil, Soledad, Sol, Solana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.