Solomon is a distinctive choice, ranked #427 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Solomon in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#427
US Rank #417
About the Name Solomon
Solomon is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 37 places over five years. Its high point was #216 in 1999, and it now sits at #427. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Solomon is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #417, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Solomon
Unlikely. With around 94 UK babies named Solomon per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Solomon in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Solomon has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 37 places in the last five years. Its peak was #216 in 1999. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Solomon is more popular in the US (#417) than in the UK (#427). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Solomon include: Norman Solomon — Norman Solomon is an American journalist, media critic, left-leaning progressive activist, and former U.; Solomon Kvirkvelia — Solomon "Saba" Kvirkvelia () (Georgian: სოლომონ "საბა" კვირკველია, romanized: solomon "saba" k'virk'velia, pronounced [solomon saba kʼʷiɾkʼʷelia]; born 6...; David M. Solomon — David Michael Solomon is an American investment banker who has been chief executive officer (CEO) of Goldman Sachs since October 2018 and chairman since....
Solomon appears in the US top 500 at #417 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
94
UK babies named Solomon (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 37 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Solomon
Likely around 1 other Solomon in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Solomon
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Solomon "Saba" Kvirkvelia () (Georgian: სოლომონ "საბა" კვირკველია, romanized: solomon "saba" k'virk'velia, pronounced [solomon saba kʼʷiɾkʼʷelia]; born 6 February 1992) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi and the Georgia national team. He has been twice named as Footballer of the Year in Georgia.
Solomon Eccles, also known as Solomon Eagle, was an English composer. However, he later became an active Quaker and distanced himself from church music.
David Michael Solomon is an American investment banker who has been chief executive officer (CEO) of Goldman Sachs since October 2018 and chairman since January 2019. Before assuming his role as CEO, Solomon was president and chief operating officer (COO) from January 2017 to September 2018, and was joint head of the investment banking division from July 2006 to December 2016.
Rebecca Solomon was a 19th-century English Pre-Raphaelite draftsman, illustrator, engraver, and painter of social injustices. She is the second of three children who all became artists, in a prominent Jewish family.
Solomon Joseph Solomon was a British painter, a founding member of the New English Art Club and member of the Royal Academy. Solomon's family was Jewish, and his sister, Lily Delissa Joseph (née Solomon), was also a painter.
Solomon Sunaone Mamaloni was a Solomon Islands politician. He was the first chief minister of the islands, and later served as the prime minister for three spells in the 1980s and 1990s.
Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was a king of ancient Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as the penultimate ruler of all Twelve Tribes of Israel under a united Israel and Judah.
The Testament of Solomon is a pseudepigraphical composite text ascribed to King Solomon but not regarded as canonical scripture by Jews or Christian groups. It was written in the Greek language, based on precedents dating back to the early 1st millennium AD, but was likely not completed in any meaningful textual sense until sometime in the Middle Ages.