Fun Facts About the Name Soleil
- More than 5 thousand babies named Soleil: U.S. records list 5,167 babies given the name Soleil from 1880 through 2025. Even 42 boys received the name Soleil - about 1 boy for every 122 girls.
What Does the Name Soleil Mean?
Soleil is the French word for "sun," and it carries that meaning as a given name. It descends from Old French soleil, which came from Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, a diminutive of Latin sōl ("sun"). The diminutive ending is a fact about the word's form, not its everyday sense: the name is understood as "sun," not "little sun."
The same Latin sōl underlies other Romance words for the sun, such as Spanish sol and Italian sole, which keep the base form without the diminutive suffix that French preserves.
Soleil Name History & Origins
Soleil is the ordinary French noun for the sun, and its Old French form soleil is attested early in the written history of the language. As a personal name, however, Soleil is a modern use of that common noun rather than an inherited medieval given name. Nouns used as names are a familiar pattern in French, and Soleil fits that pattern.
The name is used in France and in French-speaking Canada, where the compound form Marie-Soleil also appears. In English-speaking countries, Soleil has been adopted chiefly as a feminine name, usually with the French spelling retained but with an anglicized pronunciation. The American actress Soleil Moon Frye, born in 1976, is a widely known bearer of the name in English.
How Popular is the Name Soleil?
Soleil recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #758 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #758 | 358 | 0.0223% |
| 2024 | #824 | 332 | 0.0206% |
| 2023 | #975 | 265 | 0.0165% |
| 2022 | #990 | 268 | 0.0164% |
| 2021 | #995 | 258 | 0.0157% |
| 2020 | #1,199 | 192 | 0.0119% |
| 2019 | #1,157 | 208 | 0.0124% |
| 2018 | #1,420 | 158 | 0.0093% |
| 2017 | #1,634 | 133 | 0.0077% |
| 2016 | #1,611 | 137 | 0.0077% |
| 2015 | #1,837 | 113 | 0.0063% |
| 2014 | #1,468 | 153 | 0.0086% |
| 2013 | #1,369 | 171 | 0.0097% |
| 2012 | #1,319 | 179 | 0.0102% |
| 2011 | #1,260 | 190 | 0.0108% |
| 2010 | #1,239 | 195 | 0.0110% |
| 2009 | #1,271 | 192 | 0.0105% |
| 2008 | #1,241 | 203 | 0.0107% |
| 2007 | #1,266 | 195 | 0.0101% |
| 2006 | #1,454 | 154 | 0.0081% |
| 2005 | #1,907 | 102 | 0.0055% |
| 2004 | #1,640 | 119 | 0.0065% |
| 2003 | #1,410 | 142 | 0.0078% |
| 2002 | #1,492 | 128 | 0.0071% |
| 2001 | #1,831 | 97 | 0.0054% |
| 2000 | #1,897 | 90 | 0.0050% |
| 1999 | #2,152 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1998 | #3,722 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1997 | #4,494 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #4,443 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #3,960 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #5,954 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #4,651 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #5,974 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #4,981 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #4,675 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,558 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1988 | #6,615 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #4,640 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #4,330 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #3,155 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1984 | #10,220 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #8,941 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,130 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #8,847 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #12,111 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,804 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,760 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #13,850 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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