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Solar

/ˈsoʊlɚ/ · 52% girls, 48% boys · 42 born in 2025

Solar has been given to about 230 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsoʊlɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 228
Median age today3 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Solar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 44
  • Born in 202542
  • All time230

How popular is Solar?

Its best year was 2024, when 44 babies were given the name, ranking 4878th. The typical living American called Solar is about 3 years old today.

Names that sound like Solar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Omar0.70
  2. Zola0.71
  3. Skylar0.68
  4. Star0.62
  5. Pilar0.62
  6. Oscar0.55
  7. Zora0.56
  8. Zoya0.56

Middle names for Solar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Solar Eve0.80
  2. Solar Elizabeth0.78
  3. Solar Josephine0.78
  4. Solar Anne0.78
  5. Solar Louise0.77
  6. Solar June0.76

Sibling names for Solar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Duttonbrother · 0.89
  2. Wrenleighsister · 0.89
  3. Izaelbrother · 0.88
  4. Kailanysister · 0.87
  5. Chozenbrother · 0.86
  6. Choseneither · 0.86

Where Solar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Solar Anderson0.74
    2. Solar White0.72
    3. Solar Nguyen0.72
    4. Solar Moore0.72
    5. Solar Lee0.72
    6. Solar Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Solar

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.