סול
Sol means “sun (Ladino and Spanish)”
Sol is a name for girls and boys, of Sephardi and Mizrahi origin.
Sol Hachuel was a Moroccan Jewish girl executed in 1834 for refusing to convert to Islam.
- In Hebrew
- סול
- In English letters
- Sol
- Meaning
- Sun (Ladino and Spanish)
- Origin
- Sephardi and Mizrahi
- Given to
- Girls and boys
- Themes
- Light and sky
- Gematria value
- 96
2,465 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Sol.
- 2,005 of them are women and girls, and 460 are men and boys.
- 186 of them were born in 2021, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 870, against 189 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is growing.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Sol is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling סול today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 2,005 | 135 | 111 of 678 |
| Jewish boys | 460 | 33 | 266 of 541 |
| Muslim girls | 63 | 10 | 293 of 505 |
| Christian Arab girls | 81 | 11 | 7 of 37 |
| Druze girls | 87 | 11 | 11 of 47 |
| Druze boys | 8 | fewer than 5 | – |
In 2024, Sol ranked 111 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
These six names are close to Sol in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Sol.
What does the name Sol mean?
Sol means “sun (Ladino and Spanish)”. Sol is a name for girls and boys, of Sephardi and Mizrahi origin. Sol Hachuel was a Moroccan Jewish girl executed in 1834 for refusing to convert to Islam.
Is Sol a boy's name or a girl's name?
Sol is used for both girls and boys. Of the 2,465 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 2,005 are women and girls and 460 are men and boys.
How do you write Sol in Hebrew?
Sol is written סול in Hebrew.
How many people in Israel are named Sol?
2,465 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Sol today. The most were born in 2021. In 2024, Sol ranked 111 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.