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How popular is the name Sahl?

Births per year, rank history and how many Sahls are alive today.

Sahl (male), a spelling of Sol, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2021 (ranked 4789th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2008, when 5 babies were given the name, the 3158th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Sol you are most likely to meet is around 25 years old. Half of all Sols born in England and Wales are between 9 and 24, and there are at least 1,100 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Sol - on average, only one in every 276 such rooms contains a Sol.

How many babies are named Sahl each year?

Includes all spellings: Sahl, Sol. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0204060200020201996: 51997: 101998: 411999: 492000: 672001: 682002: 622003: 592004: 592005: 482006: 502007: 542008: 422009: 372010: 362011: 382012: 352013: 262014: 292015: 192016: 302017: 332018: 292019: 302020: 322021: 282022: 352023: 312024: 332025: 49actual

Where does the Sahl spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202001: ranked 2,5872007: ranked 3,5892008: ranked 3,1582009: ranked 4,5272010: ranked 4,6782021: ranked 4,789

Where does the Sol spelling rank?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,0201997: ranked 1,2571998: ranked 4771999: ranked 4402000: ranked 3562001: ranked 3752002: ranked 3822003: ranked 4322004: ranked 4542005: ranked 5572006: ranked 5822007: ranked 5892008: ranked 7752009: ranked 8312010: ranked 8782011: ranked 7982012: ranked 8662013: ranked 1,0442014: ranked 9882015: ranked 1,3272016: ranked 9742017: ranked 9312018: ranked 9852019: ranked 9522020: ranked 8982021: ranked 1,1172022: ranked 8782023: ranked 9652024: ranked 9452025: ranked 716

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Sahl per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 68 in 2001
Sahl: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Sahl most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Sol, peaked in 2001, when 68 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Sahl spelling itself peaked in 2008, with 5 babies.

How many people are called Sahl?

At least 1,100 people named Sahl in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Sahl?

Most living Sahls are between 9 and 24; the most common age is about 25.

Is Sahl becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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