Given name · also Old French
Oriana
“born at sunrise”
Oriana is used as a given name. One Latin interpretation is “born at sunrise.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “born at sunrise.”
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Old French, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oriana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,883
- 0 boys · 3,883 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 150 babies
- 2025
- 113
- #1,791 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 113 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,791 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 150 in 2003. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,056 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.
Oriana’s family of names
Oriana has a related form in Orianna. Oriana has a related form in Oriane. Oriana has a related form in Oreana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Oriana
- Oriana FallaciItalian journalist (1929–2006)
- Oriana SabatiniArgentine model, actress and singer (born 1996)
- Oriana Altuveassociation football playerborn 1992
- Oriana BandieraItalian economistborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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