Fun Facts About the Name Soloman
- More than 1 thousand babies named Soloman: U.S. records list 1,679 babies given the name Soloman from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Soloman Mean?
Soloman is a variant spelling of Solomon, a name from the Hebrew Shelomoh (שְׁלֹמֹה). The Hebrew name is related to shalom (שָׁלוֹם), which means "peace," "completeness," or "welfare." The name is commonly explained as "peaceful," though the underlying word carries the broader sense of wholeness or well-being. The spelling Soloman uses an a in the final syllable instead of the o found in the usual English form; it does not point to a different origin or meaning.
Soloman Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Shelomoh (שְׁלֹמֹה) is the name of King Solomon in the Hebrew Bible, the son of David and Bathsheba. Greek texts rendered it as Salomon (Σαλωμών), the form found in the Septuagint and the New Testament. Latin followed with Salomon, which became Old French Salomon and then Middle English Solomon. The spelling Soloman is an English variant that replaces the final o with a. It has appeared as both a given name and a surname, and in most English use it is pronounced like Solomon. The standard form in English Bibles is Solomon.
How Popular is the Name Soloman?
Soloman recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1999. Its best rank was #587 in 1881.
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 | #5,576 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #4,670 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #6,841 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #8,206 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #5,743 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #4,678 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #6,361 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #5,998 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #4,443 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,757 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,950 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #4,511 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #5,360 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #7,479 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #5,909 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #4,345 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #3,901 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #3,906 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #4,103 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 2006 | #3,766 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #3,696 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #4,246 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #4,592 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #4,166 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #5,626 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #3,625 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1999 | #2,601 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1998 | #3,176 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1997 | #5,235 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #4,363 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #3,175 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #4,262 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #2,932 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,729 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #5,457 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #2,945 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,312 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #2,938 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #2,822 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #4,788 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #2,810 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #3,427 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #2,778 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #3,919 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #2,766 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #2,714 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #3,003 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #2,910 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #5,048 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #4,862 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #2,885 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1974 | #5,153 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,011 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #3,573 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,920 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #2,497 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #4,938 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #2,711 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,335 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #2,065 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,194 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #2,398 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,180 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #3,998 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,572 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,243 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,939 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,883 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,834 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,881 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,850 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,638 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #2,991 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,286 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,482 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,075 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,542 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1942 | #3,521 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,848 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #3,445 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #2,840 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #3,142 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #2,163 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #3,223 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #2,113 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1933 | #2,198 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1932 | #2,817 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #2,447 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #3,258 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #1,917 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1928 | #3,323 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #2,392 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #1,902 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1925 | #1,927 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1924 | #1,886 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1923 | #2,755 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #1,390 | 29 | 0.0027% |
| 1921 | #2,488 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #1,812 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1919 | #1,961 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1918 | #1,490 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1917 | #1,637 | 21 | 0.0023% |
| 1916 | #2,031 | 15 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #1,653 | 19 | 0.0022% |
| 1914 | #1,481 | 18 | 0.0027% |
| 1913 | #1,571 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1912 | #1,727 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1911 | #1,111 | 11 | 0.0049% |
| 1910 | #1,295 | 8 | 0.0041% |
| 1909 | #1,258 | 7 | 0.0043% |
| 1908 | #1,200 | 7 | 0.0045% |
| 1907 | #1,519 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1901 | #1,045 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1899 | #1,186 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1898 | #985 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1896 | #773 | 10 | 0.0084% |
| 1888 | #905 | 7 | 0.0058% |
| 1887 | #740 | 8 | 0.0079% |
| 1885 | #826 | 7 | 0.0065% |
| 1883 | #638 | 10 | 0.0096% |
| 1882 | #1,075 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1881 | #587 | 10 | 0.0099% |
| 1880 | #896 | 6 | 0.0054% |
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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