Given name
Arianna
“resembling silver”·“one who is holy”
Arianna is a variant of Ariana. Interpretations include “resembling silver” and “one who is holy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arianna is a variant of Ariana. Interpretations include “resembling silver” and “one who is holy”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arianna is a variant of Ariana. Ariana has been associated with Welsh and Greek naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Arianna developed from Ἀριάδνη.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arianna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 104,225
- 73 boys · 104,152 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 5,282 babies
- 2025
- 1,323
- #234 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,323 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 234 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,276 in 2014. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (243). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 80,594 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arianna’s family of names
In English usage, Arianna has a diminutive in Ari. Arianna developed from Ariadne. Arianna has a related form in Ariana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Arianna has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Arianna
- Arianna HuffingtonGreek and American businesswoman (born 1950)
- Arianna FontanaItalian short track speed skaterborn 1990
- Arianna ErrigoItalian foil fencer (1988-)
- Arianna CarusoItalian association football playerborn 1999
- Arianna FollisItalian cross-country skier and ski mountaineerborn 1977
- Arianna Vanderpool-Wallaceswimmer (* 1990)
- Arianna CastiglioniItalian swimmerborn 1997
- Arianna GaribottiItalian water polo playerborn 1989
- Arianna FidanzaItalian cyclistborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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