Soleil
A girls’ name of French origin, meaning sun.
Babies a year
133
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#758
up from #824
UK popularity
#1512
20 babies
How Soleil has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2021 | #995 |
| 2022 | #990 |
| 2023 | #978 |
| 2024 | #824 |
| 2025 | #758 |
Soleil by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Soleil. In the US, 133 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 203 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Soleil. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean the sun
Like Soleil, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marisolsea and sun250 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Solsun49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Surisun or rose28 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Soleil
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