Soul
Soul was the 2358th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2318th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,281 places. More babies were named Soul in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,358 boys, up 1,283 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 59boys
- Girls and boys
- 45% girls, 55% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202262 babies
- Total since 1880
- 783babies recorded
Soul popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,967 | #2,358 | 37 | 59 |
| 2020 | #5,295 | #3,641 | 24 | 30 |
| 2010 | — | #8,048 | — | 10 |
| 2000 | — | #10,179 | — | 6 |
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How popular is Soul, counting every spelling?
Soul is the most common spelling of a name family that had 59 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 59 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soul | 59 | #2,358 | 276 |
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 Soul?
59 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Soul (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Soul 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 142 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Soul.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Soul?
About 500 people born in the US named Soul are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Soul a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Soul by state
How common Soul was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Soul: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Soul, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Soul
How popular is the name Soul?
Soul was the 2358th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 59 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2318th with 62 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,281 places. More babies were named Soul in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Soul a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 45% girls, 55% boys given the name Soul in the US.
Where is Soul most popular?
In 2021–2025, Soul was most common in Ohio (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.