Solana is not just a crypto – it is now a trendy baby name in 2025

Long before it was a blockchain, Solana was a word for sunshine. Now it seems one of the fastest growing and trendy baby names in America.

The name that is derived from Spanish and Latin roots, which means the “sunshine” or “sunny place”, is won according to a new growing popularity Data from the social security management.

As a baby name, Solana rose to 242nd place this year, compared to the 691st last year and in 2023 933.

Name experts note that Solana offers parents as a name and one appealing Combination of melodic sound, caused warmth and joy. Some too note that the name gained more popularity by the Grammy award winner R&B artist Szawhose full name Solána is Imani Rowe.

The linguistic origins of the name trace back centuries in Spanish -speaking regions, in which “Solana” traditionally referred to sun -injured places in Mediterranean landscapes, especially the sunny side of the mountains or valleys.

Meanwhile the Dictionary of the Spanish language Defined “Solana” as a place, room or country that is oriented towards the sun. The word “sol” means “sun” in Latin.

But for that Solana blockchainThe name has easier roots. It refers to Solana Beach in California, where the co -founders of Solana Raj Gokal and Anatoly Yakovenko met for the first time.

“Solana comes from Solana Beach. I and my co -founders lived there, we would wake up, we surfed, bike to work, go home and surf again,” said Yakovenko in 2023 in a 2023 interview.

Since then, the project has grown into one of the best -known blockchains in layer 1 and currently processes 4,388 transactions per second with a circulation supply of 86.5%. Live data from Solana Explorer.

Institutional pieces for Solana have also started with companies Increase For their government bonds and some Offer convertible notes To do that. In March, a florida -based issuer A started Solana futures ETFwith More on the way.

At the time of writing, Solana retains its sixth place in the ten top cryptos after market capitalization, which rose by 40% by 40% last month, and 25% last year show data from Coencko.

Published by Sebastian Sinclair