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Meaning of the nameSolene

Solene matches the unaccented spelling of the French name Solène, whose origin is explained in different ways and whose meaning is uncertain.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,848 people named Solene, the 5,390th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 38.5, and the largest group was born in the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Meaning

The meaning of Solene is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,848
Rank in Brazil
#5,390
Median age
38.5 years
2010 Census
2,013
people

Solene in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Solene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (630 people).

1,828 women 20 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 Solene is most common

States with the highest share of people named Solene in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  2. Pará 0.001%
  3. Bahia 0.001%
  4. Minas Gerais 0.001%
  5. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2280.001%
Minas Gerais1870.001%
Santa Catarina1790.002%
Bahia1580.001%
Pará1100.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1020.001%
Paraná990.001%
Maranhão840.001%
Goiás810.001%
Rio de Janeiro740.001%
Amazonas740.002%
Pernambuco700.001%
Ceará640.001%
Piauí520.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul500.002%
Mato Grosso410.001%
Espírito Santo400.001%
Tocantins260.002%
Distrito Federal200.001%
Rondônia190.001%
Amapá190.003%
Paraíba160.000%
Rio Grande do Norte160.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Solene

Behind the Name presents Solène as a French female name, a variant of Solange, which is the French form of the Late Latin name Sollemnia. Wiktionary, for its part, gives Solène as taken from Breton Solena. Because the two explanations differ and neither gives a meaning of its own for Solène, the meaning of Solene is not known for certain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,848 people named Solene, with a median age of 38.5; the largest group was born in the 2000s, with 630 people. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Solène · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Solène · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Solange · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Solene

What does the name Solene mean?

The meaning of Solene is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Solene in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,848 people with the first name Solene, which ranks it number 5,390 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Solene a boy's or a girl's name?

Solene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,828 women and 20 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Solene?

Solene is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Solene most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Solene (179 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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