Soul

Soul

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 41% girls / 59% boys

Soul first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 62 babies (rank #2,315 that year). In 2024 it was given to 61 boys (rank #2,329). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Soul

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Soul yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

686

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	6	#10,179
2002	5	#12,240
2003	9	#7,741
2005	6	#11,272
2007	9	#8,823
2008	7	#10,878
2010	10	#8,048
2011	11	#7,430
2012	12	#6,974
2014	12	#6,991
2015	9	#8,637
2016	10	#8,080
2017	7	#10,607
2018	18	#5,284
2019	24	#4,316
2020	30	#3,638
2021	49	#2,644
2022	62	#2,315
2023	45	#2,836
2024	61	#2,329

Year

Babies

Rank

2000

#10,179

2002

#12,240

2003

#7,741

2005

#11,272

2007

#8,823

2008

#10,878

2010

#8,048

2011

#7,430

2012

#6,974

2014

#6,991

2015

#8,637

2016

#8,080

2017

#10,607

2018

#5,284

2019

#4,316

2020

#3,638

2021

#2,644

2022

#2,315

2023

#2,836

2024

#2,329

Numerology of Soul

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Share your Soul story

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Year-by-Year Detail