Soul
Boy name · #2355 in 2025 · Very rare
Soul is currently the #2355 boy name in the United States — 59 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8040, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 boys born in 2025 was named Soul.
The 25-year story
Soul first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 62 babies and a rank of #2299. 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 Soul per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Soul in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Soul is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Soul will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Soul is most common
State-level data for Soul is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Soul
Statistically, parents drawn to Soul tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Azul, Sael, Sora, Rael, and Samael.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Soul | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2332 |
| 2024 | 61 | #2313 |
| 2023 | 45 | #2805 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2299 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2623 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3570 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4230 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5106 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9696 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7605 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8040 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6632 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6626 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7009 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7591 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9871 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8173 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10151 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7245 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10667 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9112 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Soul a popular boy name?
Soul ranked #2355 among boys in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8040.
When was the name Soul most popular?
Soul peaked in 2022, when 62 American boys received the name (ranked #2299 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Soul?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American boys was named Soul. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
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.