girl's name
Sole
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 590
Sole is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 46 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sole over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 |
| 2000s | 291 |
| 2010s | 154 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 106 |
How popular is Sole?
In 2025, Sole was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Sole is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Sole is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Solé | Solé is a rare spelling of Sole, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Sole
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sole also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sole over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sole
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sole — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sole
How popular is the name Sole?
In 2025, Sole was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Sole a girl's or a boy's name?
Sole is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sole?
Sole has 1 syllable.
When was Sole most popular?
Sole peaked in 2000, when 46 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Sole a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sole currently ranks #5,422 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.