Solomon
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning peaceful or man of peace.
How Solomon has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #369 |
| 2016 | #368 |
| 2017 | #377 |
| 2018 | #387 |
| 2019 | #410 |
| 2020 | #402 |
| 2021 | #420 |
| 2022 | #440 |
| 2023 | #444 |
| 2024 | #417 |
| 2025 | #422 |
Solomon by the numbers
In 2025, 105 babies in England and Wales were named Solomon. In the US, 868 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 898 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 1,900 American boys born that year was called Solomon.
Names that come from Solomon
Forms of Solomon in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Sulaimanpeaceful, safe; form of Solomon96 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suleimanman of peace; from Solomon65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suleymanpeaceful; a form of Solomon23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shloimepeace; a Yiddish form of Solomon8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shlomepeace; a Yiddish form of Solomon21 in the US (2017)
- Solomiapeace; a feminine form of Solomon5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sulimanpeaceful; an Arabic form of Solomon12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sulemanman of peace; a form of Solomon12 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Solomon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Solomon
Names that are said the same way as Solomon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Souleymaneman of peace; a form of Solomon3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean peace
Like Solomon, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Solomon
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