Solon
Solon was the 13627th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 528th; the most babies were born in 1916 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,180 places. More babies were named Solon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,627 boys, down 1,795 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191633 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,351babies recorded
Solon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,627 | 5 |
| 2020 | #11,832 | 6 |
| 2010 | #8,692 | 9 |
| 2000 | #5,860 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #4,877 | 8 |
| 1970 | #3,249 | 10 |
| 1960 | #2,845 | 10 |
| 1950 | #2,994 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,305 | 11 |
| 1930 | #1,557 | 23 |
| 1920 | #1,587 | 24 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,041 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #739 | 8 |
How popular is Solon, counting every spelling?
Solon is a spelling of Solan, a name family that had 16 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 16 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solan | 11 | #7,605 | 42 |
| Solon | 5 | #13,627 | 33 |
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 Solon?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Solon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Solon 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Solon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Solon?
About 600 people born in the US named Solon are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 18 and 61. That makes Solon mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Solon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Solon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Solon
How popular is the name Solon?
Solon was the 13627th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 528th; the most babies were born in 1916 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,180 places. More babies were named Solon in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Solon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Solon in the US.