How Many People Are Named Sola?
An estimated 247 people in the United States have the first name Sola. It is predominantly female (98.0%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Sola peaked in popularity in 2022 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sola as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sola paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
247
About 1 in 1,387,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
24 births
Total Registered
255
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sola
Sola is predominantly female (98.0%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sola as a male name
Ranked #13,733 in 2006
5 male births in 2006
Peak: 2006 (5 births)
Sola as a female name
Ranked #5,917 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (24 births)
Sola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sola span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 101 babies were registered. Sola remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sola by Decade
How has Sola tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sola by State
Sola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sola
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sola?
We estimate approximately 247 people named Sola are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,387,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Sola a common name?
Sola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 255 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sola most popular?
Sola reached peak popularity in 2022, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sola is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sola a female name?
Sola is predominantly female. 98.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sola Smith, Sola Johnson, Sola Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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