Ariana is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ariana means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ariana across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ariana has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ariana is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “most holy”. a variant of Ariadne.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 120,580 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 5,754 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 497 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 138 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 387 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 523 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ariana per year, United States (1957 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (5,514/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (524/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (50/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2015 (37/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2018 (20/yr).
Ariana has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #114 nationally (given to 5,969 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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