Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Solon

#3,999 most common boys' name of all time · #9,784 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#3,999
Rank overall
#9,784 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
123 of 146
All-time
1,351
Since 2016
78
Peak year
1916 #1,141
Best rank
#528 1881
Girls Boys peak 33/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Solon is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 5 5 #12,035
2024 — 11 11 #7,266
2023 — 7 7 #9,773
2022 — 5 5 #12,352
2021 — 5 5 #12,180
2020 — 6 6 #10,631
2019 — 9 9 #8,227
2018 — 12 12 #6,711
2017 — 10 10 #7,553
2016 — 8 8 #8,826
2015 — 8 8 #8,757
2014 — 6 6 #10,744
2013 — 15 15 #5,666
2012 — 9 9 #8,174
2011 — 6 6 #10,832
2010 — 9 9 #8,156
2009 — 13 13 #6,446
2008 — 8 8 #9,031
2007 — 14 14 #5,905
2006 — 14 14 #5,791
2005 — 7 7 #9,135
2004 — 14 14 #5,505
2003 — 12 12 #5,883
2002 — 11 11 #6,098
2001 — 7 7 #8,359
2000 — 12 12 #5,600
1999 — 6 6 #8,726
1998 — 8 8 #6,854
1997 — 13 13 #4,678
1996 — 10 10 #5,551
1995 — 5 5 #8,892
1994 — 8 8 #6,390
1993 — 6 6 #7,664
1992 — 8 8 #6,149
1989 — 5 5 #7,935
1987 — 5 5 #6,987
1985 — 6 6 #5,804
1984 — 5 5 #6,346
1983 — 6 6 #5,523
1981 — 7 7 #4,989
1980 — 8 8 #4,513
1978 — 8 8 #4,173
1977 — 9 9 #3,851
1976 — 6 6 #4,962
1975 — 7 7 #4,339
1974 — 8 8 #3,858
1972 — 6 6 #4,464
1971 — 7 7 #3,989
1970 — 10 10 #3,084
1969 — 8 8 #3,335
1968 — 16 16 #2,040
1967 — 5 5 #3,998
1966 — 12 12 #2,341
1965 — 7 7 #3,263
1964 — 6 6 #3,631
1963 — 9 9 #2,874
1962 — 5 5 #4,066
1960 — 10 10 #2,705
1959 — 8 8 #3,055
1956 — 9 9 #2,816
1955 — 8 8 #2,979
1954 — 10 10 #2,606
1953 — 10 10 #2,544
1952 — 12 12 #2,264
1951 — 15 15 #1,980
1950 — 8 8 #2,793
1949 — 8 8 #2,822
1948 — 12 12 #2,230
1947 — 11 11 #2,366
1946 — 11 11 #2,283
1945 — 13 13 #1,936
1944 — 10 10 #2,325
1943 — 12 12 #2,194
1942 — 11 11 #2,283
1941 — 11 11 #2,226
1940 — 11 11 #2,195
1939 — 15 15 #1,808
1938 — 17 17 #1,699
1937 — 9 9 #2,498
1936 — 16 16 #1,732
1935 — 13 13 #2,042
1934 — 9 9 #2,577
1933 — 9 9 #2,562
1932 — 17 17 #1,790
1931 — 20 20 #1,597
1930 — 23 23 #1,540
1929 — 18 18 #1,799
1928 — 16 16 #1,973
1927 — 19 19 #1,809
1926 — 22 22 #1,616
1925 — 29 29 #1,366
1924 — 23 23 #1,634
1923 — 15 15 #2,132
1922 — 31 31 #1,312
1921 — 30 30 #1,364
1920 — 24 24 #1,554
1919 — 23 23 #1,537
1918 — 25 25 #1,454
1917 — 18 18 #1,763
1916 — 33 33 #1,141
1915 — 26 26 #1,317
1914 — 12 12 #1,882
1913 — 11 11 #1,690
1912 — 14 14 #1,280
1911 — 9 9 #1,212
1909 — 9 9 #1,037
1908 — 10 10 #904
1907 — 6 6 #1,233
1906 — 6 6 #1,142
1905 — 6 6 #1,127
1902 — 6 6 #1,044
1900 — 8 8 #1,000
1897 — 5 5 #1,102
1896 — 7 7 #921
1894 — 6 6 #1,001
1888 — 6 6 #947
1887 — 5 5 #961
1886 — 7 7 #791
1885 — 5 5 #980
1884 — 10 10 #645
1882 — 5 5 #974
1881 — 12 12 #528
1880 — 8 8 #739