Solana
Girl name · #495 in 2025 · Uniqueness 25/100
Solana ranks #495 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 599 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2646, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 3,005 girls born in 2025 was named Solana.
The 49-year story
Solana first appears in the Social Security records in 1976, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 599 babies and a rank of #495. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Solana per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Solana in class?
Solana scores 25 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Solana is most common
Geography matters for names, and Solana is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Solanas were CA (99), TX (77), FL (31), AZ (26), NC (26). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Solana
Statistically, parents drawn to Solana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ailana, Liyana, Aitana, Aliana, and Winona.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Solana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 599 | #495 |
| 2024 | 411 | #689 |
| 2023 | 285 | #932 |
| 2022 | 226 | #1104 |
| 2021 | 186 | #1258 |
| 2020 | 127 | #1632 |
| 2019 | 86 | #2155 |
| 2018 | 117 | #1748 |
| 2017 | 64 | #2689 |
| 2016 | 44 | #3523 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2646 |
| 2014 | 54 | #3080 |
| 2013 | 46 | #3404 |
| 2012 | 40 | #3854 |
| 2011 | 59 | #2909 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3203 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2730 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2690 |
| 2007 | 78 | #2418 |
| 2006 | 70 | #2579 |
| 2005 | 89 | #2088 |
| 2004 | 59 | #2742 |
| 2003 | 64 | #2522 |
| 2002 | 35 | #3730 |
| 2001 | 43 | #3198 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Solana a popular girl name?
Solana ranked #495 among girls in 2025 with 599 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #2646.
When was the name Solana most popular?
Solana peaked in 2025, when 599 American girls received the name (ranked #495 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Solana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 3,005 newborn American girls was named Solana. It scores 25/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.