Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Solon comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.
From dated birth records
Solon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,351
- 1,351 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,627 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,627 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 26.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 695 as a first name in 2020; 1,319 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.
Solon’s family of names
Solon has a feminine form in Solona. In English usage, Solon has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Σόλων. In Cebuano usage, Solon as a surname has a related form in Solō.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Solon
- SolonAthenian legislator629 BC–559 BC
- Solon Irving BaileyAmerican astronomer (1854–1931)
- Solon BorlandAmerican politician (1808-1864)
- Solon BorglumAmerican artist (1868-1922)
- Solon BixlerAmerican musicianborn 1977
- Solon Earl LowCanadian politician (1900–1962)
- Solon Spencer BemanAmerican architect (1853–1914)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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