girl's name

Soleil

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 5,930

the United States

#756

2025 births

Soleil is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 370 babies in the United States, ranking #756. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Soleil is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in 2025, when 370 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 8,960 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1981.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Soleil over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,714
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Soleil by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 120
1990s 273
2000s 1,422
2010s 1,643
2020s (to 2025) 1,714

How popular is Soleil?

In 2025, Soleil was given to 370 babies in the United States, ranking #756 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Soleil is used

United States #756 370 in 2025
Canada #796 37 in 2024
England & Wales #1,520 20 in 2025
France #5,685 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Soleil

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Soleil also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Soleil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Soleil in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Italian
Sole
Spanish
Sole

Sibling names for Soleil

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Soleil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Soleil

How popular is the name Soleil?

In 2025, Soleil was given to 370 babies in the United States, ranking #756 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Soleil a girl's or a boy's name?

Soleil is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Soleil?

Soleil has 2 syllables.

When was Soleil most popular?

Soleil peaked in 2025, when 370 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Soleil a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Soleil currently ranks #756 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.