Solana

Solana meaning

Solana is an international girl's name of Spanish origin.

A sunny place; a gallery or room facing the sun

Also used to mean: sunshine

Solana is a Spanish word for a sunny spot. The Real Academia Española's dictionary defines it as ground that faces the sun, and also as a gallery or room that faces south to catch the midday light; the old Diccionario de Autoridades of 1739 calls it the place where the sun shines full, the opposite of umbría, the shady side. It comes from sol, "sun". Name lists give "sunshine", which fits. The American singer SZA was born Solána Imani Rowe. Its sunny meaning echoes Indian names such as Surya and Ravi, and it is said soh-LAH-nuh.

Source: Real Academia Española, Diccionario de la lengua española, s.v. solana · entry solana · See the entry · checked 27 Oct 2026

References: Real Academia Española, DLE, solana · Real Academia Española, Diccionario de Autoridades, solana · Britannica, SZA

Famous namesakes

• SZA (Solána Imani Rowe), American singer

Popularity abroad

• #495 United States, girls 2025 (up 196 from 691 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

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