Baby name meaning

Ariana

Most holy · Greek origin

Meaning & origin

Ariana is a female name of Greek origin, meaning “Most holy”.

How popular is Ariana?

In England & Wales, Ariana ranked #176 among girls' names in 2024, with 279 babies given the name, close to its #144 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2017, when it reached #104.

In the United States, Ariana was the #79 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880. It first charted in the US series in 1960.

Ariana — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Ariana over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1960 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,0001960197019801990200020102024US 1960: #6,427US 1970: #1,952US 1980: #598US 1990: #228US 2000: #109US 2010: #84US 2020: #79England & Wales 2024: #176United StatesEngland & Wales
Ariana’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Ariana in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#1,00920
2000#97422
2005#62550
2010#390115
2015#123476
2017#104524
2020#142359
2024#176279

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Greek in origin, holy in meaning, and rising quietly on eight different charts at once.

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