Mostly girls
Adelina
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Slavic variati…
“noble, nobility”
Mostly girls · Italian variation of Ariadne, Greek
Ariana
“most holy”
Say it ah-ree-AH-nahPronunciation may vary by region.
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A little maybe, saved for later.
The story behind the name
Meet Ariana.
US birth records for 2025 list 2,219 girls named Ariana (rank #128).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 2,581 in 2024 to 2,219 in 2025.
A little perspective
How popular is Ariana?
Girls · 2025#1282,219 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 128 | 2,219 |
| 2024 | Girls | 102 | 2,581 |
| 2023 | Girls | 97 | 2,720 |
| 2022 | Boys | 8,362 | 9 |
| 2022 | Girls | 90 | 2,854 |
| 2021 | Girls | 88 | 2,983 |
| 2020 | Girls | 79 | 3,175 |
| 2019 | Girls | 69 | 3,684 |
| 2018 | Boys | 12,304 | 5 |
| 2018 | Girls | 68 | 3,739 |
| 2017 | Boys | 12,409 | 5 |
| 2017 | Girls | 67 | 3,890 |
| 2016 | Boys | 12,335 | 5 |
| 2016 | Girls | 54 | 4,609 |
| 2015 | Boys | 9,647 | 7 |
| 2015 | Girls | 46 | 4,973 |
| 2014 | Boys | 7,591 | 10 |
| 2014 | Girls | 37 | 5,504 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.
Variations & related forms
We haven’t added verified variations for this spelling yet.
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