boy's name

Soloman

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,802

Soloman is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1999, when 34 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Soloman over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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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Births named Soloman by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 53
1890s 22
1900s 25
1910s 157
1920s 166
1930s 93
1940s 52
1950s 61
1960s 94
1970s 104
1980s 159
1990s 196
2000s 227
2010s 171
2020s (to 2025) 99

How popular is Soloman?

In 2025, Soloman was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Soloman is used

United States #5,483 17 in 2025
England & Wales #5,816 3 in 2023

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 Soloman

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

Parents who like Soloman also like

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

Sibling names for Soloman

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

Common questions about Soloman

How popular is the name Soloman?

In 2025, Soloman was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

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

Soloman is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Soloman?

Soloman has 3 syllables.

When was Soloman most popular?

Soloman peaked in 1999, when 34 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Soloman a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Soloman currently ranks #5,483 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.