Ariadne
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Ariadne is a Greek name meaning “most holy,” borne in myth by the daughter of King Minos, with Ariane and Arianna as related forms.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Ariadne in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ariadne against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ariadne is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ariadne in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 115 girls were named Ariadne, making it the #1758 girls' name in the US. Since 1960, 4,824 girls have been named Ariadne, with the most (389) in 2016. It is most common, relative to births, in Illinois, Texas and Georgia.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| England and Wales | #845 girls | 42 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Mexico (Mexico City) | #214 girls | 47 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| Scotland | #780 girls | 3 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ariadne in other languages
- Ariane Dutch
- Arianne Dutch
Ariadne name days
- February 21 Latvia
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Ariadne songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Ariadne in their title. The best known:
- Bacchus and Ariadne – Albert Roussel (1930)
- Ariadne auf Naxos
- Ariadne musica – Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (1702)
- Ariadne no Ito – Do As Infinity (2011)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Ariadne
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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