Ariana Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Ariana is used in various cultures, including Persian, where it means “like a beautiful melody.”

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A Deep Dive

Ariana Overview

Meaning

Most holy

Gender

Girl

Origin

Greek

Etymology

Derived from the Greek name “Ariadne,” meaning “most holy.” It evolved over time, influenced by various languages and cultures.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˌɛəriˈɑːnə/

Popularity

In 2023, Ariana remains a popular name, frequently appearing in the top 100 names for girls in the United States.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

6 letters

Numerology

8 (Practical, Ambitious, Materialistic)

Name Styles

Cool, Cute, Popular

Associated Traits

Creative, graceful, nurturing, confident

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Associated with the Greek mythological figure Ariadne, who helped Theseus escape the labyrinth. Also has cultural significance in various artistic and literary works.

Name Day

September 18th (Saint Ariadne of Phrygia)
A Deep Dive

Ariana Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Arianna, Aryana, Ariane, Arianne, Aryanna

Common Nicknames

Ari, Aria, Riri, Rina

Diminutives

Ana, Ann, Annie

Famous People

  • Ariana Grande
    (American Singer)
  • Ariana Richards
    (American Actress)
  • Ariana DeBose
    (American Actress)
  • Ariana Savalas
    (American Singer)
  • Ariana Kukors
    (American Swimmer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Ariana Dumbledore
    ("Harry Potter," Book Series)
  • Ariana Grande
    ("Yours Truly," Album)
  • Ariana Berlin
    ("Full Out," Film)
  • Ariana
    ("Ariana's Adventure," Video Game)
  • "Ariana's Melody"
    (Novel)

Places

  • Ariana City
    (Ariana Governorate, Tunisia)
  • Ariana Park
    (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Lake Ariana
    (Sofia, Bulgaria)

What Is the Meaning of Ariana?

Ariana means “most holy” or “very holy.” Those with the name Ariana are often seen as graceful and elegant, reflecting qualities of beauty and kindness.

What Is the Origin of The Name Ariana?

The name Ariana has Greek and Latin roots. It originated from the Greek name Ariadne and was later adapted into Latin as Ariana.

Ariana Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Ariana in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#882021#902022#962023
Top 3 Rankings#372014#462015#542013

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Ariana

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
202396
(-6 from 2022)
2716
(-134 from 2022)
0.15527
202290
(-2 from 2021)
2850
(-132 from 2021)
0.15895
202188
(-9 from 2020)
2982
(-186 from 2020)
0.16645
202079
(-10 from 2019)
3168
(-515 from 2019)
0.17922
201969
(-1 from 2018)
3683
(-55 from 2018)
0.20072
201868
(-1 from 2017)
3738
(-150 from 2017)
0.20101
201767
(-13 from 2016)
3888
(-720 from 2016)
0.20581
201654
(-8 from 2015)
4608
(-362 from 2015)
0.23803
201546
(-9 from 2014)
4970
(-530 from 2014)
0.25476
201437
(+17 from 2013)
5500
(+1080 from 2013)
0.28114
201354
(+20 from 2012)
4420
(+833 from 2012)
0.22929
201274
(+10 from 2011)
3587
(+132 from 2011)
0.18495
201184
No change from 2010
3455
(-21 from 2010)
0.17830
201084
(-2 from 2009)
3476
(-223 from 2009)
0.17728
200982
(-1 from 2008)
3699
(-215 from 2008)
0.18266
200881
(-8 from 2007)
3914
(-412 from 2007)
0.18791
200773
(+5 from 2006)
4326
(+92 from 2006)
0.20439
200678
(+4 from 2005)
4234
(+253 from 2005)
0.20253
200582
(-3 from 2004)
3981
(-15 from 2004)
0.19615
200479
(+6 from 2003)
3996
(+162 from 2003)
0.19804
200385
(+8 from 2002)
3834
(+342 from 2002)
0.19108
200293
(-1 from 2001)
3492
(+115 from 2001)
0.17681
200192
(+17 from 2000)
3377
(+224 from 2000)
0.17047
2000109
(+21 from 1999)
3153
(+625 from 1999)
0.15799
1999130
(+7 from 1998)
2528
(+104 from 1998)
0.12985
1998137
(+1 from 1997)
2424
(+105 from 1997)
0.12504
1997138
(+18 from 1996)
2319
(+276 from 1996)
0.12146
1996156
(+7 from 1995)
2043
(+95 from 1995)
0.10656
1995163
(+3 from 1994)
1948
(+74 from 1994)
0.10138
1994166
(+24 from 1993)
1874
(+340 from 1993)
0.09613
1993190
(+17 from 1992)
1534
(+163 from 1992)
0.07781
1992207
(-15 from 1991)
1371
(-191 from 1991)
0.06839
1991192
(+36 from 1990)
1562
(+303 from 1990)
0.07682
1990228
(+50 from 1989)
1259
(+292 from 1989)
0.06128
1989278
(+99 from 1988)
967
(+329 from 1988)
0.04854
1988377
(+52 from 1987)
638
(+115 from 1987)
0.03318
1987429
(+73 from 1986)
523
(+104 from 1986)
0.02790
1986502
(+37 from 1985)
419
(+50 from 1985)
0.02270
1985539
(-10 from 1984)
369
(+6 from 1984)
0.01999
1984529
(-19 from 1983)
363
(-17 from 1983)
0.02013
1983510
(+22 from 1982)
380
(+13 from 1982)
0.02123
1982532
(+8 from 1981)
367
(+19 from 1981)
0.02023
1981540
(+57 from 1980)
348
(+37 from 1980)
0.01946
1980597
(+433 from 1979)
311
(+175 from 1979)
0.01747
19791030
(-106 from 1978)
136
(-17 from 1978)
0.00789
1978924
(+251 from 1977)
153
(+48 from 1977)
0.00931
19771175
(+180 from 1976)
105
(+26 from 1976)
0.00638
19761355
(+104 from 1975)
79
(+9 from 1975)
0.00503
19751459
(+229 from 1974)
70
(+16 from 1974)
0.00448
19741688
(+99 from 1973)
54
(+6 from 1973)
0.00345
19731787
(-16 from 1972)
48
(-1 from 1972)
0.00309
19721771
(-17 from 1971)
49
(-2 from 1971)
0.00304
19711754
(+198 from 1970)
51
(+8 from 1970)
0.00291
19701952
(+502 from 1969)
43
(+15 from 1969)
0.00235
19692454
(-290 from 1968)
28
(-3 from 1968)
0.00159
19682164
(-217 from 1967)
31
(-5 from 1967)
0.00181
19671947
(+410 from 1966)
36
(+10 from 1966)
0.00210
19662357
(+1045 from 1965)
26
(+12 from 1965)
0.00148
19653402
(+2072 from 1964)
14
(+7 from 1964)
0.00077
19645474
(-180 from 1962)
7
No change from 1962
0.00036
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19625294
(+1095 from 1960)
7
(+2 from 1960)
0.00035
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19606389
(-303 from 1957)
5
No change from 1957
0.00024
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19576086
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00024
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
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0
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0.0000
19520
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0
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0.0000
19510
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0
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0.0000
19500
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0
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0.0000
19490
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0
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0.0000
19480
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0
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0.0000
19470
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0
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0.0000
19460
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0.0000
19450
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0.0000
19440
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0.0000
19430
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0.0000
19420
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0.0000
19410
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0.0000
19400
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0.0000
19390
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0.0000
19380
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19370
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0.0000
19360
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0.0000
19350
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19340
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0.0000
19330
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0.0000
19320
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0.0000
19310
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0.0000
19300
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0
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0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19270
No SSA data
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0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19240
No SSA data
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0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19220
No SSA data
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No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
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0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19190
No SSA data
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
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0.0000
19170
No SSA data
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0.0000
19160
No SSA data
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0.0000
19150
No SSA data
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0.0000
19140
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19130
No SSA data
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19120
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19110
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19100
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0.0000
19090
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19080
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19070
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19060
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19050
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19040
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19030
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19020
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19010
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19000
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18990
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18980
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0
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0.0000
18970
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0
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18960
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18950
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18940
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18930
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18920
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18900
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18890
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18870
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18860
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18850
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18840
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18830
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0.0000
18820
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0.0000
18810
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0
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0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Ariana

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#472021#492022#422023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#502021#502022#562023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#662021#652022#672023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#582021#742022#602023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#892021#912022#722023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#832021#732022#672023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#672021#802022#1012023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#1532021#1492022#1542023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#902021#782022#922023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#1412021#1242022#1252023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#982021#1082022#1102023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2402021#2092022#2332023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#922021#1012022#892023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#1642021#1662022#1792023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#1172021#932022#1112023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#732021#702022#722023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#1012021#962022#1272023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#1602021#1532022#2842023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#612021#892022#642023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#1432021#2202022#2452023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#1662021#1882022#1742023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#1662021#2062022#1982023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#522021#752022#752023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#522021#762022#1502023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#1232021#1272022#2292023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#1802021#2352022#3052023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#922021#1492022#1092023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#1742021#1462022#2372023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#1562021#1782022#1672023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#1052021#1962022#1682023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#1322021#1432022#1382023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#1202021#2302022#3162023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#1452021#1662022#3882023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2172021#1332022#2552023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#1482021#1502022#1632023

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#1492020#1612021#1752023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1522021#1082022#1822023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1512020#1842022#1002023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#2232021#1642022#2462023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#2862021#1942022#3292023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#702021#1072022#312023

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#782020#892021#532022

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#922017#1382018#1902022

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#1912018#1682019#2742022

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1272019#1222020#1482022

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#1242015#1432016#1812023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#982019#1262020#2132021

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#742015#1192017#1942018

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2202017#1282018#1972022

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#772014#572016#952017

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#832013#802014#1032015

Popularity Rankings for Ariana in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Other American Territories

American Samoa flag American Samoa
Guam flag Guam
Northern Mariana Islands flag Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands flag U.S. Virgin Islands

Other American Territories flagOther American Territories#112013#102014#212018

Popularity in Romania

Romania flagRomania#202021#192022#202023

Popularity in Portugal

Portugal flagPortugal#672018#322019#312020

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#342021#502022#542023

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#672020#522021

Popularity in Russia (Moscow)

Russia (Moscow) flagRussia (Moscow)#612022#592023#692024

Popularity in Australia (NSW)

Australia (NSW) flagAustralia (NSW)#732021#852022#842023

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#812020#842021#1022022

Popularity in Latvia

Latvia flagLatvia#832020

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#992021#1012022#1532023

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#1272013#1442014#1252015

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#1262019#1422020#1422021

Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#1902017#1282019#1962022

Popularity in Germany

Germany flagGermany#1422021#1382022#1292023

Popularity in Austria

Austria flagAustria#1352020#1652021#1422022

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#1502021#1702022#1702023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#1572021#1952022#1752023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#1642021#2182022#2092023

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#1652021#1642022#2622023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#1772021#2382022#1852023

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#1872016#1862017#1792021

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#2042021#2092022#1922023

Popularity in Iceland

Iceland flagIceland#2082022#2352023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#2292020#2272021#2562022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#4152022#3512023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Ariana a Name for Boys or Girls?

Ariana is commonly used for girls. Its beautiful and classic sound fits well with many parents’ preferences for a feminine and timeless name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Ariana

Ariana in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Ariana Grande (Singer, born 1993): An American pop star and actress famous for her powerful voice and hit songs.
  • Ariana Richards (Actress, born 1979): An American actress best remembered for her role as Lex Murphy in "Jurassic Park."
  • Ariana DeBose (Actress, born 1991): An American actress and singer who won an Academy Award for her role in "West Side Story."
  • Ariana Savalas (Singer, born 1987): An American singer, songwriter, and burlesque performer, daughter of actor Telly Savalas.
  • Ariana Kukors (Swimmer, born 1989): An American former competitive swimmer and world record holder in the 200-meter individual medley.
  • Ariana Miyamoto (Model, born 1994): A Japanese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2015.
  • Ariana Dumbledore ("Harry Potter," 1997 Book Series): The tragic younger sister of Albus Dumbledore, whose mysterious death profoundly impacts her family.
  • Ariana Grande ("Yours Truly," 2013 Album): Debut album of the pop sensation, featuring hits that launched her successful music career.
  • Ariana Berlin ("Full Out," 2015 Film): Based on the true story of Ariana Berlin, a gymnast who overcomes a devastating car accident to return to the sport.
  • Ariana ("Ariana's Adventure," 2018 Video Game): An enchanting game where players guide Ariana through a fantastical world to rescue her kidnapped brother.
  • "Ariana's Melody" (2020 Novel): A captivating novel about a young musician named Ariana who navigates love, loss, and the pursuit of her dreams.
  • Ariana City (Ariana Governorate, Tunisia): A city located in the northern part of Tunisia, close to the capital Tunis.
  • Ariana Park (Geneva, Switzerland): A large park in Geneva that houses the Palais des Nations and the Ariana Museum.
  • Ariana National Museum (Tunis, Tunisia): A museum in Tunis that showcases a variety of Tunisian art and culture.
  • Ariana Islands (British Columbia, Canada): A group of small islands located off the coast of British Columbia.
  • Ariana Street (Los Angeles, California, USA): A residential street in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
  • Ariana Lake (Karnataka, India): A picturesque lake situated in the state of Karnataka.
  • Ariana Public Garden (Tehran, Iran): A public garden located in the capital city of Tehran.
  • Ariana Market (Cairo, Egypt): A bustling market in Cairo offering a variety of goods and local produce.

Similar Names to Ariana

Sibling Names for Ariana