girl's name
Arianna
ar-ee-AH-na
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 113,770
the United States
#234
2025 births
Arianna is a girl's name, the Italian form of Ariadne, from a Greek name meaning most holy. It charts in all seven markets we track and peaked in the United States in 2014 with 5,282 births.
- Arianna is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 2014, when 5,282 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,506 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1963.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Arianna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 97 |
| 1970s | 300 |
| 1980s | 1,833 |
| 1990s | 11,958 |
| 2000s | 37,880 |
| 2010s | 41,845 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 10,312 |
What Arianna means
Arianna means most holy or utterly pure. The Greek name it comes from uses an intensifying prefix, so the sense is holy to the highest degree rather than merely holy.
Where Arianna comes from
Arianna is the Italian form of Ariadne, from the Greek Ariadne — the prefix ari-, an intensifier meaning most or very, joined to hagnos, holy or pure. In Greek myth Ariadne is the Cretan princess who gives Theseus the thread that lets him find his way back out of the labyrinth, and who is abandoned on Naxos and later taken up by Dionysus. The name is sometimes confused with the Welsh Arianwen, built on arian meaning silver, which is a genuinely separate name and a separate language family. Monteverdi's lost opera L'Arianna gave the Italian form its enduring cultural standing.
Arianna in use
Arianna ranks 199th in Scotland on 19 births, 220th in Northern Ireland, 234th in the United States on 1,323, 405th in England and Wales on 101, 431st in Ireland and 944th in France — all seven markets. It peaked in the United States in 2014, when 5,282 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. Our records carry it from 1963 across 113,770 lifetime births.
How popular is Arianna?
In 2025, Arianna was given to 1,323 babies in the United States, ranking #234 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Arianna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Arianna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arianna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arianna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Arianna
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Arianna in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Arianna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arianna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arianna
What does the name Arianna mean?
Most holy — the Greek ari-, an intensifier, joined to hagnos, holy or pure.
Is it Arianna or Ariana?
Both are used. Arianna is the Italian spelling with the doubled n; Ariana is the simplified form.
Is Arianna related to Ariadne?
Yes. Arianna is the Italian form of Ariadne, the Cretan princess of the labyrinth myth.
Does Arianna mean silver?
No. That comes from confusion with the Welsh Arianwen, built on arian meaning silver, which is an unrelated name.
How popular is the name Arianna?
In 2025, Arianna was given to 1,323 babies in the United States, ranking #234 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Arianna a girl's or a boy's name?
Arianna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Arianna?
Arianna has 4 syllables.
When was Arianna most popular?
Arianna peaked in 2014, when 5,282 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Arianna?
Arianna is usually shortened to Ari and Anna.
Is Arianna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arianna currently ranks #199 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.