as a First Name
(Spanish) From the vocabulary word sol ‘sun’ (Latin sol). This was a common given name in the Middle Ages, being borne, for example, by one of the daughters of El Cid, and it is still in use today; in part it may now be taken as a short form of Soledad.
| 2,424th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 6,298
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Sol per capita
- 1913
- marked the height of its popularity
43%
57%
44%
55+
55+
11%
30-54
30-54
4%
13-29
13-29
41%
0-12
0-12
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