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Solomon

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Solomon: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Solomon: Recorded since 1962, it reached #216 in 1999, and it stood at #393 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #216 to #439.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#216#439
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#369
1997#348
1998#282
1999#216
2000#234
2001#235
2002#269
2003#241
2004#246
2005#245
2006#251
2007#291
2008#314
2009#280
2010#301
2011#317
2012#319
2013#338
2014#320
2015#295
2016#369
2017#352
2018#351
2019#341
2020#390
2021#381
2022#407
2023#439
2024#427
2025#393

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 28 of the 37 years from 1962 to 1998.

In 2025: #393 among boys in England and Wales, #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1962–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1962

    First recorded at #509 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #393 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1962 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #216 in England and Wales in 1999.

Solomon's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#393105HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#42794HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#43990HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#407104HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#381117HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#390109HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#341130HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#351130HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#352135HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#369126HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#295158HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#320142HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#338122HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#319141HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#317140HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#301149HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#280153HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#314128HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#291132HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#251150HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#245142HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#246134HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#241132HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#269104HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#235126HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#234129HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#216141HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#28292HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#34868HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#36960HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3953HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#4163HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#3424HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5874HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4318HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5415HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#6324HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5466HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#6444HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#37912HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#6484HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5506HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4818HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#6464HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#6364HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#4758HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#5167HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#5466HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6364HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5665HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5216HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4469HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4399HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5645HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4548HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4727HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4447HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#5504HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5035HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5234HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#5094HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4298HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4148HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#5545HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#5086HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4049HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#5485HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#6114HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#6044HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#4735HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#26810HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#3905HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#4234HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3136HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#4093HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#6194HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Solomon is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Solomon, between 1962 and 2025, in 57 of those 64 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1962–199828#379 in 1989
England and Wales1996–202530#216 in 1999
Republic of Ireland2001–202521#268 in 2005
Northern Ireland2010–20246#339 in 2010
Scotland20241#619 in 2024

Its high point came 35 years earlier in Norway (1989) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1962 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #216 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.