Given name & surname
Arietta
“a short but beautiful melody”
Arietta is used as a given name and a surname. One Italian interpretation is “a short but beautiful melody.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Italian interpretation is “a short but beautiful melody.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Italian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arietta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 633
- 0 boys · 633 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,935 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,935 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 257 as a first name in 2020; 177 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arietta’s family of names
Arietta has a related form in Arieta. Arietta has a related form in Ariet. Arietta has a related form in Ariete.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Arriettalikely variant
- Arietavariant
- Ariettevariant
- Aryettevariant
- Aryettavariant
- Aryetavariant
- Aryetvariant
- Ariettvariant
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