Fun Facts About the Name Solon
- More than 1 thousand babies named Solon: U.S. records list 1,350 babies given the name Solon from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Solon Mean?
Solon is an ancient Greek name, written Σόλων (Solōn) and Latinized as Solon. Its meaning is not securely established. Ancient sources do not preserve a clear etymology, and modern attempts to connect it with a Greek word have not won general acceptance; one suggestion links it to σόλος (solos), "a lump or mass of iron," but this is speculative. The name is sometimes glossed as "wise" or "prudent," but that reflects the reputation of the Athenian lawgiver Solon rather than a documented etymology. It is not a form of Solomon.
Solon Name History & Origins
The name belongs to Solon of Athens (c. 630 - c. 560 BC), the statesman, lawgiver, and poet. He served as archon in 594/593 BC and carried out reforms that canceled debts, ended debt bondage for Athenian citizens, reorganized the citizen body by property class, and reshaped the city's laws and councils. Later Greek and Roman writers treated him as a model lawgiver, and Plutarch wrote a Life of Solon. The Greek name passed into Latin as Solon and thence into English.
In English, Solon is used as a given name chiefly by reference to the Athenian reformer. The lowercase common noun solon, meaning a legislator or wise lawgiver, also comes from his name. The name has no connection to the Hebrew name Solomon; the similar appearance is coincidental.
How Popular is the Name Solon?
Solon recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1916. Its best rank was #528 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 | #13,627 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #8,212 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,642 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #14,047 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,805 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,824 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #8,777 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #7,067 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #8,056 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #9,547 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #9,447 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #11,907 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #5,881 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #8,773 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #12,055 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,692 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #6,756 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #9,734 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #6,213 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #6,050 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #9,994 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #5,750 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #6,199 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #6,465 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #9,099 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #5,860 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #9,738 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #7,451 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #4,918 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #5,917 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #6,895 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,557 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,613 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #9,056 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1987 | #7,977 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,422 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #7,180 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,120 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #5,414 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #4,878 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #4,509 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #4,116 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #5,507 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #4,727 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,143 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #4,917 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #4,323 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,249 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,552 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #2,098 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #4,460 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #2,447 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #3,506 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,978 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,024 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #4,548 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #2,845 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,251 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #2,940 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,171 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #2,715 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #2,690 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #2,359 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #2,044 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #2,994 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,992 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #2,306 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #2,489 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #2,388 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,000 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,455 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,267 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #2,370 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #2,321 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #2,305 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #1,864 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1938 | #1,735 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1937 | #2,652 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #1,790 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1935 | #2,115 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #2,722 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #2,710 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1932 | #1,839 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1931 | #1,635 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1930 | #1,557 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1929 | #1,845 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1928 | #2,037 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #1,861 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #1,654 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1925 | #1,387 | 29 | 0.0026% |
| 1924 | #1,671 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1923 | #2,209 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1922 | #1,332 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1921 | #1,385 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1920 | #1,587 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1919 | #1,570 | 23 | 0.0023% |
| 1918 | #1,491 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1917 | #1,802 | 18 | 0.0019% |
| 1916 | #1,154 | 33 | 0.0037% |
| 1915 | #1,336 | 26 | 0.0031% |
| 1914 | #1,957 | 12 | 0.0018% |
| 1913 | #1,788 | 11 | 0.0021% |
| 1912 | #1,343 | 14 | 0.0033% |
| 1911 | #1,278 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1909 | #1,077 | 9 | 0.0055% |
| 1908 | #940 | 10 | 0.0065% |
| 1907 | #1,325 | 6 | 0.0041% |
| 1906 | #1,233 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1905 | #1,217 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1902 | #1,124 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1900 | #1,041 | 8 | 0.0053% |
| 1897 | #1,208 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1896 | #972 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1894 | #1,065 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1888 | #1,018 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1887 | #1,049 | 5 | 0.0049% |
| 1886 | #836 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1885 | #1,083 | 5 | 0.0046% |
| 1884 | #651 | 10 | 0.0087% |
| 1882 | #1,076 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1881 | #528 | 12 | 0.0119% |
| 1880 | #739 | 8 | 0.0072% |
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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