Solaire
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- soh-LAIR
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Solaire is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “solar, of the sun”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Solaire mean?
French: French word solaire, from Latin sol 'sun'
“solar, of the sun”
Also known from Solaire of Astora, the sun-praising knight in the video game Dark Souls.
Is Solaire a girl's or a boy's name?
Solaire is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Solaire in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Solaire, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2020. 7 girls were also named Solaire in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Solaire in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
Names like Solaire
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Suede, Truce, Syaire, Ambrose, Moses, Sire, Amos, Symere, Kyaire, Charlie, Obi, Kobe
Names related to Solaire
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Solaire: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/solaire, updated 20 October 2026.