Solomon

“Peace; whole, complete” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #422 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Solomon belongs to an older America first — it reached #198 back in 1880 — yet it still appears in today's records at #422. About 38,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,600 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,500 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,900 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Solomons

Solomon ibn Gabirol — 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher
Solomon Burke — American singer (1940–2010)
Solomon Asch — Polish-American psychologist (1907-1996)
Solomon — King of Hungary (1053-1087)
Solomon Northup — free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders

In stories & tradition

Solomon — Books of Chronicles · First Book of Chronicles
Solomon Kane — film character
Solomon Grundy — Batman: Arkham City · Arrow

What Solomons become

Among 724 notable people named Solomon:

Business leaders appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and museum founder (1861-1949).

Similar names: Salomon · Moses · Judson · Marion · Simon · Reuben

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