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Ariana

/ɑɹiˈænə/ · 100% girls · #128 in the US for girls, 2025

Ariana has been given to about 120,580 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ɑɹiˈænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 119,553
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ariana per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 5,514
  • Born in 20252,219
  • All time120,580
  • England & Wales, 2025#203 · 247

How popular is Ariana?

Ariana ranks 128th among American girls in 2025, with 2,219 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 5,514 babies were given the name, ranking 37th. The typical living American called Ariana is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.

Names that sound like Ariana

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Arianna0.97
  2. Aryana0.93
  3. Adriana0.89
  4. Mariana0.89
  5. Aryanna0.91
  6. Adrianna0.87
  7. Dariana0.89
  8. Ariadna0.89

Middle names for Ariana

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ariana Rose0.89
  2. Ariana Louise0.89
  3. Ariana June0.88
  4. Ariana Pearl0.88
  5. Ariana Quinn0.88
  6. Ariana Nell0.88

Sibling names for Ariana

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mayasister · 0.99
  2. Maxwellbrother · 0.99
  3. Gabriellasister · 0.98
  4. Carsonbrother · 0.98
  5. Madelynsister · 0.98
  6. Xavierbrother · 0.98

Where Ariana is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Mexico0.15%
  2. Nevada0.13%
  3. Maryland0.13%
  4. California0.12%
  5. New Jersey0.11%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ariana White0.84
  2. Ariana Reyes0.84
  3. Ariana Nguyen0.84
  4. Ariana Moore0.84
  5. Ariana Lee0.84
  6. Ariana Hill0.84

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ariana

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ariana across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.