Solange
About Solange
This is a soft, soignée French girls' namethat has become familiar here via singer Solange Knowles, younger sister of Beyonce.
It is also the name of a martyred ninth century saint, a poor shepherdess who came to a tragic end while defending her honor. Among other things, St Solange is a patron saint of rain.
Solange would make a striking, sophisticated choice, though alternative forms include Solenne, Soline, and Solenn, which are currerntly more popular in France. Pronunciation in French: SAW-LAH(n)ZH, though in English, so-LAHNZH (zh like the z of azure or the g of beige) may be heard.
Given to 33 girls in the US in a recent year, Solange coincides with the German word for "so long as".
Pronounced so-LONZH.
As of October 2026, Solange ranked #4344 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1645 in 2011, Nameberry popularity #994.
Editor's take: The name Solange is a girl's name of French origin meaning "solemn".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,771 | 41 | 23 |
| 2015 | #4,217 | 35 | 19.6 |
| 2016 | #4,514 | 32 | 18.1 |
| 2017 | #4,680 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2018 | #4,649 | 30 | 17.6 |
| 2019 | #4,528 | 31 | 18.5 |
| 2020 | #4,984 | 26 | 16.1 |
| 2021 | #4,494 | 31 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,344 | 33 | 20.5 |
World rankings
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Solange on lists
Famous Solanges
- Saint Solange
9th century Frankish shepherdess and martyr
- Solange Piaget Knowles
American singer; sister of Beyonce
- Solange Sand
daughter of French novelist and feminist George Sand
- Solange Azagury
Partridge, British jewelry designer
- Solange Pauline Eugénie d'Herbez de la Tour
French architect
- Solange Louise Troisier
French physician and politician
- Solange Sinclair
Miss Jamaica 2017
Solange in pop culture
- Solange Prudhomme Robillard
Scarlett O'Hara's maternal grandmother in Gone with the Wind
- Solange Dimitrios
Bond girl from Casino Royale
- Solange Sourzac
character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Solange
real name of The Snow Queen villainess in Shelby Bach's Ever Afters series