Girl’s name · French, Latin

Soléa

How to say it: so-leh-A · /soleˈa/

Modern French elaboration of Sol, from Latin 'sol' meaning 'sun' - evokes warmth, light and southern charm.

Soléa was the 5,958th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 15 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 4.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,685 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#5,958for girls in 2025
1 in 221,022US babies
15born in 2025
#3,685projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Soléa
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#5,958
Babies born in 202515
Share of births1 in 221,022
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×4.0
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,685
In France, 2025#496 among girls’ names, 80 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Soléa is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 4 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Sol
  • Soso

Honouring a Soléa in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Soléa is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #496 for girls in 2025.

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