Girl’s name · French, American English

Solei

How to say it: so-LAY · /soʊˈleɪ/

Modern respelling of French 'soleil' meaning 'sun' - creative American variant evoking sunshine.

Solei was the 1,452nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 106 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.8-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #789 by 2030.

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

#1,452for girls in 2025
1 in 31,276US babies
106born in 2025
#789projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Solei
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,452
Babies born in 2025106
Share of births1 in 31,276
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.8
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#789

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

Its life, decade by decade

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

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 45 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Sol
  • Lei

Honouring a Solei in the family

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

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