Given name & surname · also Late Latin
Solange
“one who is religious and dignified”·“an angel of the sun”
Solange is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is religious and dignified” (French) and “an angel of the sun” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original FrenchSolenne
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is religious and dignified” (French) and “an angel of the sun” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Solange through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,713
- 0 boys · 1,713 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 131 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #4,344 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,344 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 131 in 2011. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,390 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Solange’s family of names
In French usage, Solange has a related form in SOLENN. In French usage, Solange has a related form in SOLENNE. Solange is a vernacular form of Sollemnia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Solange
- Solange KnowlesAmerican singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1986)
- Solange BerryFrench singer1930–2018
- Solange SanfourcheWWII French resistance operative1922–2013
- Solange FernexFrench activist and politician (1934-2006)
- Solange WitteveenArgentinian athletics competitor (born 1976)
- Solange GemayelLebanese politicianborn 1949
- Solange of BourgesCarolingian saint850–878
- Solange Lusiku NsimireCongolese journalist (1972-2018)
- Solange YijikaCameroonian actress
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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