Ariana

Where Ariana comes from

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”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Ariana
  • Ancient Greek
  • 4 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1957
    First appearance
    #6,086 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1991
    Ariana DeBose born
    American actress
  3. 1993
    Ariana Grande born
    American singer, songwriter, and actress
  4. 2014
    Peak, #37
    5,504 babies named Ariana — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2023
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #97.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Ariana Grande · American singer, songwriter, and actress, born 1993
  • Ariana DeBose · American actress, born 1991
  • Ariana Greenblatt · American actress, born 2007
  • Ariana Richards · American artist, born 1979
  • Ariana Marie · American pornographic actress, born 1993

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.