Arianna

Meaning: Most holy
Origin: Italian (from Greek) — Variant of Ariadne

Nicknames: Ari

Girl's name · #234 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Arianna's best rank, #40, came in 2014; it has stepped well back to #234 today. Roughly 104,000 girls have been named Arianna since 1963.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#105 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #121 in Ecuador (2025) · #228 in Scotland (2025) · #249 in Poland (2025) · #293 in N. Ireland (2025) · #309 in Mexico (2024) · #354 in Switzerland (2025) · #403 in England & Wales (2025) · #415 in Ireland (2025) · #555 in Belgium (2025) · #624 in Austria (2025) · #887 in France (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Ariannas

Arianna Huffington — Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950)
Arianna Fontana — Italian short track speed skater
Arianna Errigo — Italian foil fencer (born 1988)
Arianna Caruso — Italian association football player
Arianna Follis — Italian cross-country skier and ski mountaineer

In stories & tradition

Arianna Hernandez — Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Arianna Barde — Professor Layton and the Last Specter (video game)

What Ariannas become

Among 215 notable people named Arianna:

Sports figures appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Arianna Fontana, Italian short track speed skater.

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Arianna is Brianna for a girl.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Ariana (#128), Arianna would rank around #66 with about 3,500 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Ariana and Arianna.

About 620 girls a year are given Ari as their full name.

Similar names: Ariana · Gabriella · Arianny · Mariana · Alessandra · Gianna

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