How Many People Are Named Sole?
An estimated 535 people in the United States have the first name Sole. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Sole peaked in popularity in 2000 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sole 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 Sole paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
535
About 1 in 640,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2000
46 births
Total Registered
542
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sole
Sole is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 542 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sole as a female name
Ranked #7,193 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (46 births)
Sole: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sole span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 291 babies were registered. Sole has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sole by Decade
How has Sole 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.
Sole by State
Birth registrations for Sole span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York. On average, about 16 Soles were registered per state.
Sole + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sole as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sole
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Sole: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sole?
We estimate approximately 535 people named Sole 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 640,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Sole a common name?
Sole is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 542 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sole most popular?
Sole reached peak popularity in 2000, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sole is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sole a female name?
Sole is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sole Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sole Smith, Sole Johnson, Sole 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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