The nameAriana

Meaning

Ariana is linked to Ariadne, from the Greek ari, "most", and adnos, "holy, pure". It is also a Persian name, Aryana, linked to the old name of Iran.

Origin

Greek and Persian.

History

Ariana was in the American top 100 from 2001 to 2023 and reached 37th place in 2014, when Ariana Grande was at the height of her early fame.

Famous people named Ariana

• Ariana Grande, singer
• Ariana DeBose, actress

Popularity of the name Ariana

Ariana in the United States

Ariana was most popular in the United States in the 2010s, with 41,363 births over the decade, 35% of all recorded babies named Ariana. Its rise began around 1988, and it peaked in 2014. Half of all babies named Ariana in the United States were born before 2009, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 2,860 births a year on average, against 4,182 in the five years before.

Ariana in the United Kingdom

Ariana was most popular in the United Kingdom in the 2010s, with 3,897 births over the decade, 58% of all recorded babies named Ariana. Its rise began around 2004, and it peaked in 2017. Half of all babies named Ariana in the United Kingdom were born before 2017, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 338 births a year on average, against 497 in the five years before.

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Ariana in Belgium

Ariana in Switzerland

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Ariana in Norway