Given name & surname
Solly
“one who was prayed for”
Solly is a variant of Saul. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who was prayed for.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Solly is a variant of Saul. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who was prayed for.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Solly is a variant of Saul. An origin associated with Saul is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Solly is an affectionate form of Sol.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Solly is a variant of Saul. The history of Saul gives this family its wider story. Saul has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Solly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 148
- 148 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020; 520 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.
Solly’s family of names
Solly is an affectionate form of Sol. Solly has a related form in Saul.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Solly
- Solly MarchEnglish association footballer (born 1994)
- Solly Zuckerman, Baron ZuckermanBritish public servant, zoologist and operational research pioneer (1904-1993)
- Solly McLeodBritish actorborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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