Sol
Sol is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Sol are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Spain, Korea
- US births since 1880
- 7,205 male / 2,029 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sol
To address Sol when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sol," in English, "Guten Tag Sol," in German. About 75% of people named Sol are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sol,
German
Guten Tag Sol,
French
Bonjour Sol,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sol:
Chinese
Sol您好：
Japanese
Sol様
English
Hi Sol,
German
Hi Sol,
French
Salut Sol,
Spanish
Hola Sol,
Chinese
Sol你好：
Japanese
Solさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 78% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Korea | rare | unisex name | 50% |
United States birth data
7,205 male · 2,029 female · 9,234 births recorded
Since 1980: 38% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sol a male or female name?
Sol is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Sol are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sol in an email?
To address Sol when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sol," in English, "Guten Tag Sol," in German. About 75% of people named Sol are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sol a unisex name?
Sol is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Sol are men. Sol leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Sol a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sol (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sol,
title = {Is Sol a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sol},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}