Given name & surname
Sol
“a peaceful man”·“one who was prayed for”·“of the sun”
Sol is a short form of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.” Sol is a variant of Saul. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who was prayed for.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sol is a short form of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.” Sol is a variant of Saul. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who was prayed for.” Sol is a variant of Solaris. One Greek interpretation is “of the sun.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
A proposed origin is Spanish sol, meaning “sun”.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sol is a short form of Solomon. The history of Solomon gives this family its wider story. Solomon has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sol through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,382
- 8,285 boys · 4,097 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 573 babies
- 2025
- 573
- #722 for girls · #1,151 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +136%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 35% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 389 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 722 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 141.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 184 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (91). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,326 as a first name in 2020; 1,169 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sol’s family of names
In English usage, Sol is a diminutive of Solomon. Sol has a related form in Saul. Sol is a short form of Solomon.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Sol
- Sol CampbellEnglish footballer and manager (born 1974)
- Sol Bambafootball player and manager (1985–2024)
- Sol LeWittAmerican artist (1928-2007)
- Sol PlaatjeSouth African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer; founding member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress; regarded as the first Black South African to write a novel in English1876–1932
- Alan SternAmerican planetary scientistborn 1957
- Sol GabettaArgentine cellistborn 1981
- Sol LesserAmerican film producer (1890–1980)
- Sol HachuelJewish martyr (1817–1834)
- Sol RodríguezArgentine actressborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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