Boys' name · peaked in 1911
Solomon name popularity since 1925
32,299 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Solomon. Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Solomon is about 24 years old in 2026. Solomon peaked in 1911 as the #221 name for boys, and it ranked #422 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,299
- Named Solomon, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1911
- #221 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #422
- for boys in 2025 (767 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 11 girls · 32,288 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 5.47× its national share
Peak year is the year Solomon made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Solomon births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Solomon peaked earlier, in 1911.
- Steepest fall: Between 1936 and 1941, Solomon's share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 6,780 to 1 in 10,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 1994 and 1999, it became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 6,400 baby boys to 1 in 3,690.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Solomon's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Solomon.
Decade by decade
Babies named Solomon in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,135 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,487 | #499 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,499 | #553 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,583 | #571 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,281 | #637 |
| 1970s | 6 | 1,839 | #618 |
| 1980s | 5 | 2,406 | #568 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,383 | #567 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5,631 | #468 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,598 | #369 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 4,446 | #422 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.7% of babies named Solomon from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Solomon is most popular
The index compares Solomon's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Solomon.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 5.47× | 486 |
| South Carolina | 2.35× | 937 |
| Georgia | 1.98× | 1,554 |
| New York | 1.96× | 4,239 |
| Florida | 1.45× | 1,489 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Solomon and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon (this page) | 32,288 | 1911 |
| Soloman | 1,330 | 1881 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Solomon's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Solomon.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Solomon (1911).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data