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Soleil

/soh-LAY/ FeminineFrench

Meaning

Soleil is a feminine name of French origin meaning “sun”.

Soleil is the French word for sun, glamorous and unmistakably Gallic, though it is rarely used as a given name in France itself. Americans know it through actress Soleil Moon Frye, television's Punky Brewster, who helped establish it as a usable English-market name.

Entered the lower reaches of the US girls' top 1000 in recent years.

Popularity in the United States

Girls

Ranked #756 in 2025 · peak #756 in 2025

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
French
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/soh-LAY/
Themes
SunLight

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Questions

  • Soleil is a feminine name of French origin meaning “sun”. Soleil is the French word for sun, glamorous and unmistakably Gallic, though it is rarely used as a given name in France itself.

  • Soleil is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Entered the lower reaches of the US girls' top 1000 in recent years.

  • The name Soleil comes from French. Soleil is the French word for sun, glamorous and unmistakably Gallic, though it is rarely used as a given name in France itself. Americans know it through actress Soleil Moon Frye, television's Punky Brewster, who helped establish it as a usable English-market name.

  • Soleil is pronounced soh-LAY.

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Names that share this meaning.

  1. Agni MasculineSanskrit“fire”
  2. Áine FeminineIrish“radiance, brilliance”
  3. Apollo MasculineGreek“uncertain; god of the sun and light”
  4. Arun MasculineSanskrit“reddish glow of the rising sun”
  5. Cyrus MasculinePersian“traditionally linked to the sun”
  6. Elio MasculineItalian“sun”