Unisex name · since 2005
Solstice
163 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.
- #21,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,865 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Solstice is the #9865 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 163 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Solstice recorded 163 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #9865 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #21,939 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,865 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 163 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Solstice ranks #21,939 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,865 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 163 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #21,939 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,865 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 163
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Solstice's 163 recorded births place it above 69.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Solstice compares
163 33rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Solstice's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Solstice | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Solstice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Solstice's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Solstice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Solstice popularity over time - boys
24 total births recorded since 2018 (Solstice as boys' name)
Solstice by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (87 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Solstice's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Solstice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 87 births (53% of all-time use).
Solstice by state
Where Solstice concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 163 births nationwide.
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What to do with Solstice's data
- California records the most Solstices (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Solstice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Solstice 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.