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Solomon

Boy's name · #422 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Solomon belongs to an older America first — it reached #198 back in 1880 — yet it still appears in today's records at #422. About 38,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#394 in England & Wales (2025) · #636 in Scotland (2025) · #806 in Ireland (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,207 in Austria (2025) · #1,528 in Belgium (2025) · #2,117 in France (2025) · #618 in Canada (2024).

Famous Solomons

• Solomon ibn Gabirol — 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher
• Solomon Burke — American singer (1940–2010)
• Solomon Asch — Polish-American psychologist (1907–1996)
• Solomon — King of Hungary (1053–1087)
• Solomon Northup — Free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders

In stories & tradition

• Solomon — First Book of Chronicles (Bible)
• Solomon Kane — Fictional character created by Robert E. Howard
• Solomon Grundy — Batman: Arkham City (video game)

What Solomons become

Among 724 notable people named Solomon:

Business leaders appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and museum founder (1861–1949).

Similar names: Salomon · Moses · Judson · Simon · Marion · Simeon

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