Solange

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Solange is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name405K records spelled Solange10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Belgium, Canada

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Sölânğe, Sölange, Solangé, Soĺange, Sólángé

• a separate given name3.1K records spelled Solange2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Ecuador, Morocco

  Also written Solânge

• Lao given name1.9K records spelled Solange14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Laos, Chile, United States, Peru

  Languages: Lao, Thai

  Also written Soleil, Solè, โซเล, Sõlé, Söle

• Russian given name593 records spelled Solange8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Russia, Cameroon, Spain

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Соланж, Соланге, Solanzh

61 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Solange is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Latin sollemnis, 'solemn'; via Old French/Latin tradition

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• From the Late Latin name Sollemnia, a derivative of sollemnis ‘solemn’. St Solange was a 9th-century martyr of Bourges.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In French, Du latin Sollemnia/Sollemnis, « solennelle »; sainte Solange, vierge et martyre en Berry, fêtée le 10 mai.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du latin sollemnis « solennel »; sainte Solange, vierge et martyre, fêtée le 10 mai.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In French, Du latin *sollemnis* « solennel »; sainte Solange.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

CL SRCEI — Nombres más comunes (guaguas, 1920–2021) — 91 years between 1920–2021. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Solange Dudevant-Sandb. 1828FRFrench novelist
• Solange Michelb. 1912FRsinger (1912–2010)
• Solange Berryb. 1930FRFrench singer
• Solange Fasquelleb. 1933FRFrench woman of letters
• Solange Anconab. 1943FRcomposer (1943–2019)
• Solange Gemayelb. 1949LBLebanese politician
• Gaëlle Josseb. 1960FRnot in their usual nameFrench poet and novelist
• Sonia Pierreb. 1963DOnot in their usual nameHaitian-Dominican human rights activist
• Solange Knowlesb. 1986USAmerican singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)
• Solange YijikaCMCameroonian actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 890 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Solange?

We estimate roughly 289 thousand people bear Solange (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Solange have the most bearers?

Solange is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled solange.

Where is Solange most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Solange is densest in France — about 1 in 745 people — even though Argentina holds more of our records for it.

How common is Solange compared with other names?

In Argentina, Solange is the 297th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Solange a male or female name?

Solange is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Solange mean?

Recorded meaning: French, from Santa Solemnia, martyr of the 9th century.