Arianna
The Italian Arianna, from Greek Ariadne, “most holy,” the Cretan princess of the labyrinth.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Arianna first shows up in the national records in 1963. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2003 to 2018. Its biggest year was 2014, when 5,276 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 40 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 234 for girls. All told, 104,225 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Ariana (120,580), Aryanna (9,435), Aryana (7,329), Ariyana (3,402), Ariyanna (2,837), Arionna (2,472) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Ariana
Explore Arianna interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97 | No. 1821 |
| 1970s | 300 | No. 1633 |
| 1980s | 1,833 | No. 472 |
| 1990s | 11,958 | No. 157 |
| 2000s | 37,838 | No. 52 |
| 2010s | 41,814 | No. 40 |
| 2020s | 10,312 | No. 124 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.