Girls' name · peaked in 2014
Ariana name popularity since 1925
120,580 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ariana. Half of them were born in 2009 or earlier, so the typical Ariana is about 17 years old in 2026. Ariana peaked in 2014 as the #37 name for girls, and it ranked #128 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 120,580
- Named Ariana, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #128
- for girls in 2025 (2,219 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 120,380 girls · 200 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.94× its national share
Peak year is the year Ariana made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ariana births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Ariana both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Ariana became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 4,090 baby girls to 1 in 1,200.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ariana's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ariana.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ariana in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 154 | 0 | #3,412 |
| 1970s | 788 | 0 | #1,461 |
| 1980s | 4,685 | 47 | #539 |
| 1990s | 18,864 | 49 | #163 |
| 2000s | 38,010 | 63 | #82 |
| 2010s | 41,342 | 32 | #46 |
| 2020–25 | 16,532 | 9 | #128 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
46.3% of babies named Ariana from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Ariana is most popular
The index compares Ariana's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ariana.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.94× | 1,262 |
| Arizona | 2.33× | 3,632 |
| California | 1.92× | 24,495 |
| New Mexico | 1.78× | 1,183 |
| Florida | 1.73× | 7,526 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ariana and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ariana (this page) | 120,380 | 2014 |
| Arianna | 104,152 | 2014 |
| Aryana | 7,329 | 2014 |
| Ariyana | 3,402 | 2009 |
| Arriana | 1,573 | 2004 |
| Arrianna | 1,463 | 2011 |
| Arina | 1,189 | 2017 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ariana's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ariana.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ariana (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data