Meaning of the nameSolange
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- So-lan-ge
Solange is a female name of French origin, coming from Late Latin Sollemnia, which derives from sollemnis, 'solemn'.
Meaning
“from Latin sollemnis, 'solemn', 'religious'”
Source: Wiktionary: Solange · Behind the Name: Solange · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Solange
- People (2022)
- 185,543
- Rank in Brazil
- #178
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 200,064
- people
Solange in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Solange, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (56,819 people).
184,827 women 716 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Solange is most common
States with the highest share of people named Solange in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.143%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.129%
- Santa Catarina 0.123%
- São Paulo 0.116%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.114%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 51,579 | 0.116% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 20,761 | 0.129% |
| Minas Gerais | 18,744 | 0.091% |
| Paraná | 16,359 | 0.143% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 12,348 | 0.114% |
| Bahia | 11,449 | 0.081% |
| Santa Catarina | 9,354 | 0.123% |
| Pernambuco | 6,318 | 0.070% |
| Goiás | 4,421 | 0.063% |
| Pará | 3,585 | 0.044% |
| Ceará | 3,471 | 0.040% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,339 | 0.091% |
| Espírito Santo | 3,267 | 0.085% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 3,036 | 0.110% |
| Maranhão | 2,649 | 0.039% |
| Paraíba | 2,078 | 0.052% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,993 | 0.071% |
| Amazonas | 1,746 | 0.044% |
| Rondônia | 1,590 | 0.101% |
| Piauí | 1,542 | 0.047% |
| Alagoas | 1,474 | 0.047% |
| Sergipe | 1,464 | 0.066% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,395 | 0.042% |
| Tocantins | 758 | 0.050% |
| Amapá | 326 | 0.044% |
| Acre | 251 | 0.030% |
| Roraima | 246 | 0.039% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Solange
Wiktionary records Solange as a borrowing from French; in French, it is the name of a ninth-century saint and comes from Late Latin Sollemnia, from sollemnis, 'solemn'. Behind the Name gives the same derivation and glosses sollemnis as 'religious'; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), gives the sense 'solemn, sacred'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 185,543 people named Solange, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Solange · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Solange · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Solange · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Solange
What does the name Solange mean?
Solange means “from Latin sollemnis, 'solemn', 'religious'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Solange in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 185,543 people with the first name Solange, which ranks it number 178 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Solange a boy's or a girl's name?
Solange is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 184,827 women and 716 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Solange?
Solange is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Solange most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.143% of the state's population is named Solange (16,359 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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