# Ariana (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ariana/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “most holy”, “most”, “holy”, “silver” |
| Pronunciation | /ɑːɹiˈænə/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | Ari |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 120,580 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 200 / 120,380 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6,108, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Modern simplification of Arianna, Ariane and Arianne, all forms of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"). There has been some confusion with the similar sounding Adriana and Adrienne. * By folk etymology also associated with Welsh arian (“silver”).

## What it means

Ariana is grouped under holy and silver.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,456 | 84 |
| 2012 | 3,588 | 74 |
| 2013 | 4,422 | 54 |
| 2014 | 5,504 | 37 |
| 2015 | 4,973 | 46 |
| 2016 | 4,609 | 54 |
| 2017 | 3,890 | 67 |
| 2018 | 3,739 | 68 |
| 2019 | 3,684 | 69 |
| 2020 | 3,175 | 79 |
| 2021 | 2,983 | 88 |
| 2022 | 2,854 | 90 |
| 2023 | 2,720 | 97 |
| 2024 | 2,581 | 102 |
| 2025 | 2,219 | 128 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 | 10,022 |
| 2000 | 5 | 10,474 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,329 |
| 2004 | 14 | 5,516 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,593 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8,048 |
| 2007 | 11 | 7,131 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11,159 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,941 |
| 2014 | 10 | 7,591 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9,647 |
| 2016 | 5 | 12,335 |
| 2017 | 5 | 12,409 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12,304 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8,362 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 145 | 332 |
| 2012 | 216 | 233 |
| 2013 | 282 | 186 |
| 2014 | 382 | 144 |
| 2015 | 476 | 123 |
| 2016 | 475 | 124 |
| 2017 | 524 | 104 |
| 2018 | 458 | 119 |
| 2019 | 410 | 126 |
| 2020 | 359 | 142 |
| 2021 | 354 | 142 |
| 2022 | 352 | 141 |
| 2023 | 322 | 158 |
| 2024 | 279 | 176 |
| 2025 | 247 | 203 |

## In other languages

- Dutch: Arianne
- Hindi: आरियाना
- Portuguese: Ariana
- Spanish: Ariana
- Vietnamese: A-ri-a-na

## People named Ariana

- Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1993)
- Ariana DeBose, American actress
- Ariana Greenblatt, American actress (born 2007)
- Ariana Richards, American artist
- Ariana Marie, American pornographic actress
- Ariana Jollee, American pornographic actress and director
- Ariana Washington, American sprinter
- Ariana Kukors, American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, world record-holder
- Ariana Harwicz, Argentinian writer
- Ariana Ramsey, American rugby player
- Ariana Savalas, American actress and musician
- Tiffany Trump, American socialite, research assistant and reality television personality (born 1993)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.