Ariana
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Ariana is given a Welsh meaning, “silver,” with spellings such as Arianna and Aryana. Ariana is also derived from the Greek Ariadne, meaning “most holy”; in myth Ariadne helped Theseus escape the labyrinth with a thread. The Persian form Aryana means “pretty girl,” and Ariana is rising along with other names ending in -a, with nicknames like Ari and Anya.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Ariana in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ariana 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 Ariana is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ariana in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,219 girls were named Ariana, making it the #128 girls' name in the US. Since 1957, 120,380 girls have been named Ariana, with the most (5,504) in 2014. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Nevada and Maryland.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ariana in other languages
- Adriana Dutch, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish
- Aria Dutch
- Ariane Dutch
- Arianna Italian
- Oriana Italian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Ariana
There are 10 towns and villages with Ariana in their name, in 6 countries.
🇬🇷 Greece 2🇮🇹 Italy 2🇲🇽 Mexico 2🇵🇰 Pakistan 2🇹🇱 Timor Leste 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Gainago Ariana | Emilia-Romagna, 🇮🇹 Italy | 102 | Map |
| Ariana | Emilia-Romagna, 🇮🇹 Italy | 21 | Map |
| Ariana | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Ariana | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Ariana | Baucau, 🇹🇱 Timor Leste | – | Map |
| Ariana Sánchez | Coahuila, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Arianá | North Aegean, 🇬🇷 Greece | – | Map |
| Ariána | Peloponnese, 🇬🇷 Greece | – | Map |
| La Ariana | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Ariana Shores Mobile Home Park | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ariana
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Ariana in their name.
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| Lake Ariana | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Ariana songs
One song on Wikidata has Ariana in its title:
- Kiss Me (Ariana Grande song) – Ariana Grande (2026)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Ariana
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ariana.
Ariana Jollee
Fictional characters named Ariana
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.
Ariana as a pet name
FurryName has found 10 dogs named Ariana in public pet registers, making it the #10,965 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (5), New York City (4), Seattle (1). Ariana as a dog name →
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