Solomon
Solomon was the 422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 767 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 198th; the most babies were born in 2016 (907). Over the last ten years it has moved down 53 places. More babies were named Solomon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning peace · Hebrew
Say it SOL-uh-mun /ˈsɑləmən/
- Rank in 2025
- #422 boys, down 20 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 767boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016907 babies
- Total since 1880
- 38,080babies recorded
What does the name Solomon mean?
Solomon is the son of David and Bathsheba, the king of Israel famed for his wisdom (his birth is told in 2 Samuel 12:24). The Hebrew Shlomo is generally linked with shalom, "peace"; DMNES calls it a derivative of the word for peace, and Harrison (1918) glosses it "peaceful". The Arabic form is Sulayman. It was used by English Puritans and remains common in Jewish families.
שְׁלֹמֹה (Biblical Hebrew, “Shlomo”)שָׁלוֹם (Biblical Hebrew, “peace”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Shlomo, Sulayman, Salomon, Sol.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean peace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Solomon', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Solomon', DMNES, Durham University
- Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. 2 (1918), s.v. 'SOLOMON', Morland Press (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, II Samuel 12.24, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
Nicknames for Solomon
The usual nicknames for Solomon are Sol and Sully. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Solomon in the last five years, 23 were named Sol, against 6 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sol · also for Marisol | Traditional | #1,151 | 834 |
| Sully · also for Sullivan | Modern | #3,371 | 142 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Solomons go by each one.
Solomon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #422 | 767 |
| 2020 | #402 | 750 |
| 2010 | #464 | 566 |
| 2000 | #462 | 516 |
| 1990 | #687 | 218 |
| 1980 | #594 | 214 |
| 1970 | #700 | 142 |
| 1960 | #696 | 128 |
| 1950 | #577 | 139 |
| 1940 | #475 | 150 |
| 1930 | #425 | 193 |
| 1920 | #303 | 356 |
| 1910 | #275 | 81 |
| 1900 | #242 | 72 |
| 1890 | #267 | 43 |
| 1880 | #198 | 62 |
How popular is Solomon, counting every spelling?
Solomon is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #417 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #422 for Solomon on its own. Together these spellings went to 776 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon | 767 | #422 | 3,696 |
| Soliman | 9 | #8,822 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Solomon?
767 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Solomon (0.21 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Solomon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Solomon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Solomon?
About 27,600 people born in the US named Solomon are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 36. That makes Solomon mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Solomon by state
How common Solomon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alaska (5.3×), District of Columbia (3.3×), Oregon (2.1×), New York (1.9×), Kansas (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Nebraska, Mississippi, Nevada.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Solomon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Solomon, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Solomon · Sibling names for Solomon
Questions about the name Solomon
What does Solomon mean?
Solomon means “peace” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Solomon?
Solomon was the 422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 767 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 198th; the most babies were born in 2016 (907). Over the last ten years it has moved down 53 places. More babies were named Solomon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Solomon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Solomon in the US.
Where is Solomon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Solomon was most common in Alaska (2.27 per 1,000 boys), followed by District of Columbia and Oregon.