The first name Ariane
A girl’s name from Greek.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
From French Ariane, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Ariane last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 6 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 20 births (#1,036).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ariane with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ariane at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 18 girls born in the United States were named Ariane, the 6,351st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 164 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Ariane
15 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ariane MnouchkineFrench theater and film director, theater director and author, born 1939
- Ariane AscarideFrench actress, born 1954
- Ariane FriedrichGerman high jumper, born 1984
- Ariane LabedFrench actress, born 1984
- Ariane HingstGerman association football player, born 1979
- Ariane RädlerAustrian alpine ski racer, born 1995
- Ariane SherineBritish writer, born 1980
- Ariane de RothschildFrench baroness, born 1965
- Ariane MoffattCanadian musician, born 1979
- Ariane SchluterDutch actress (born 1966)
- Ariane Astrid AtodjiCameroon filmmaker, born 1980
- Ariane FortinCanadian boxer, born 1984
More Greek girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Ariane mean?
- From French Ariane, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
- What is the origin of the name Ariane?
- From French Ariane, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
- How popular is the name Ariane?
- In 2024, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Ariane, ranking 3,695th. Its peak was 1998, with 20 births.
- Is Ariane a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,782 US babies named Ariane since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ariane most popular?
- 1978 in the United States, when 164 babies were named Ariane, its highest rank at 887th.
- What are other spellings of Ariane?
- Arianne.