Sol
Meaning
two names in one: a short form of Solomon (Hebrew shalom, "peace") and the word for "sun" in Spanish or Portuguese
The story
Sol carries two sourced identities in one syllable. Behind the Name lists a Sol that is a short form of Solomon, the Hebrew name from shalom, "peace", and a Sol that is the word for "sun" in Spanish or Portuguese. The American record, kept separately from either, shows a male line on the books every decade since the 1890s, about 2,200 boys in the 1910s and about 1,900 in the 1920s, and a female line that is recent and rising: about 660 girls in the 2000s, about 1,000 in the 2010s, and about 1,800 so far this decade, already past every completed decade of its own record. Brazil's census counts about 1,400 Sols with a median age of six. Which Sol is which, the records do not say; the name offers peace on one reading and sunlight on the other.
The formal names behind Sol
Sol is an established short form of each of these names.
Solomon · Hebrew origin · peace
Marisol · Spanish origin · blend of Maria and Sol ('sun')
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sol peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
1,653 people · the #5,849 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 125,000 · median age 6
Among people named Sol living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 655 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Sol
Most people given the name Sol in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Sol deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sol truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sol fits with your family’s names and surname.
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