Girl's name
Arianna
Say it ar-ee-AH-nuh
Greek origin 4 syllables
Where Arianna is loved, common and rare
Common in Italy. Rare in the UK, Poland, Canada and seven more places.
1 in 1,118 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Italy 20thScotland 226thPoland 248th
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Every place
In 14 of the 40 official lists, among them Italy (20th), Scotland (226th) and Poland (248th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 20th 2024 | 1,458 | 1 in 123 |
| Scotland | 226th 2025 | 16 | 1 in 1,118 |
| Poland | 248th 2025 | 21 | 1 in 5,704 |
| Ontario province | 257th 2024 | 48 | about 1 in 1,135 |
| Northern Ireland | 290th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 1,457 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Switzerland | 353rd 2025 | 20 | 1 in 1,700 |
| England and Wales | 403rd 2025 | 101 | 1 in 2,508 |
| Ireland | 413th 2025 | 9 | 1 in 2,347 |
| British Columbia province | 516th 2023 | 6 | about 1 in 1,993 |
| Catalonia region | 526th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 3,854 |
| Berlin city | 528th 2023 | 5 | about 1 in 2,901 |
| Austria | 620th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 5,103 |
| France | 884th 2025 | 40 | 1 in 7,170 |
Rare, below the listed names: Quebec, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Munich, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France). How we count, and every source
About the name
Arianna is the Italian form of the Ancient Greek Ariádnē, the name known in English as Ariadne. In Greek mythology Ariadne is the princess of Crete who helps Theseus escape the labyrinth. No meaning is recorded for the Greek name.
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Four syllables, said ar-ee-AH-nuh, with the stress on the third. Ari is a natural short form. Ariana and Rianna are alternative spellings, and Aríanna shows an accented form.
Italy is where it is most popular, as a top-20 name. It is also used in Poland and Switzerland, and in Scotland, Ontario and Northern Ireland. Canadian records place its peak in 2014, and it is falling in more regions than it is rising, so it may be past its height.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- ar-ee-AH-nuh, 4 syllables
- Origin
- Greek
- Other spellings
- Ariana
- Rianna
- Orianna
Counted together here: Aríanna.
Etymology
From Italian Arianna, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 4 of 13 regions, falling in 7.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 240 | 244 | 288 | 348 | 331 | 398 | 347 | 417 | 447 | 403 |
| Scotland | 82 | 103 | 143 | 267 | 203 | 261 | 418 | 236 | 196 | 226 |
| Northern Ireland | 137 | 154 | 130 | 424 | 178 | 266 | 266 | 237 | 212 | 290 |
| Ireland | 273 | 172 | 228 | 362 | 264 | 258 | 338 | 262 | 307 | 413 |
| Ontario | 72 | 87 | 110 | 166 | 172 | 195 | 264 | 267 | 257 | |
| British Columbia | 109 | 151 | 133 | 199 | 230 | 446 | 264 | 516 | ||
| South Australia | 518 | 223 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 301 | 319 | 413 | 503 | 720 | 584 | 534 | 536 | 684 | |
| France | 1716 | 1692 | 1696 | 1433 | 1633 | 1221 | 1634 | 1303 | 1013 | 884 |
| The Netherlands | 928 | 851 | 833 | 992 | ||||||
| Austria | 666 | 669 | 1331 | 503 | 851 | 538 | 1050 | 436 | 504 | 620 |
| Switzerland | 271 | 219 | 248 | 233 | 234 | 235 | 327 | 238 | 334 | 353 |
| Berlin | 847 | 985 | 657 | 809 | 562 | 468 | 528 | |||
| Munich | 178 | 217 | ||||||||
| Cologne | 615 | 939 | 918 | 449 | 432 | 649 | 213 | 308 | ||
| Bonn | 168 | 419 | 362 | |||||||
| Rostock | 197 | 187 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 988 | |||||||||
| Catalonia | 334 | 373 | 319 | 375 | 323 | 316 | 339 | 280 | 526 | |
| Italy | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | |
| Poland | 312 | 257 | 249 | 285 | 280 | 285 | 281 | 274 | 236 | 248 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 403 | 101 | 39.9 |
| 2024 | 447 | 93 | 36.0 |
| 2023 | 417 | 98 | 38.2 |
| 2022 | 347 | 123 | 46.7 |
| 2021 | 398 | 112 | 40.9 |
| 2020 | 331 | 138 | 51.4 |
| 2019 | 348 | 128 | 45.7 |
| 2018 | 288 | 166 | 57.6 |
| 2017 | 244 | 206 | 68.9 |
| 2016 | 240 | 214 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 253 | 197 | 64.0 |
| 2014 | 271 | 176 | 57.4 |
| 2013 | 322 | 145 | 47.0 |
| 2012 | 423 | 108 | 33.5 |
| 2011 | 427 | 101 | 31.4 |
| 2010 | 538 | 74 | 23.1 |
| 2009 | 478 | 85 | 27.1 |
| 2008 | 557 | 68 | 21.5 |
| 2007 | 706 | 48 | 15.7 |
| 2006 | 678 | 46 | 15.4 |
| 2005 | 708 | 43 | 14.9 |
| 2004 | 866 | 31 | 10.8 |
| 2003 | 799 | 33 | 11.8 |
| 2002 | 689 | 38 | 14.2 |
| 2001 | 992 | 21 | 7.8 |
| 2000 | 689 | 35 | 12.8 |
| 1999 | 816 | 27 | 9.6 |
| 1998 | 817 | 27 | 9.3 |
| 1997 | 1365 | 13 | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 1112 | 17 | 5.7 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Arianna in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2011. First recorded in 1983. Her peak year there: 2014, at 365.4 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Arianna per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2014 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Arianna
1 in 919 in Ireland
1 in 993 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arianna.
1 in 155 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Arianna.
1 in 754 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Arianna.
1 in 658 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arianna.
1 in 1,320 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Arianna.
1 in 511 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Arianna. Same first letter as Arianna.
1 in 1,835 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arianna.
1 in 1,583 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Arianna. Same first letter as Arianna.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Arianna.
Middle names for Arianna
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Arianna Charlotte
4-2 beats · initials AC
Changes the beat after Arianna: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Arianna Sophie
4-2 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Arianna: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Arianna Grace
4-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Arianna: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Arianna Maria
4-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Arianna: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Arianna Mia
4-2 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Arianna: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Arianna Ruby
4-2 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Arianna: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Arianna Rose
4-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Arianna: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Arianna Emily
4-3 beats · initials AE · Arianna slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Arianna: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables. Arianna slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Arianna
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 662 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Arianna across countries and decades.
1 in 1,634 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Arianna across countries and decades.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Arianna across countries and decades.
1 in 5,282 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Arianna across countries and decades.
1 in 587 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Arianna across countries and decades.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Arianna across countries and decades.
1 in 1,583 in England and Wales
92% alike: moves with Arianna across countries and decades.
1 in 596 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Arianna across countries and decades.
Famous people named Arianna
Arianna Huffington, Arianna Fontana, Arianna Errigo, Arianna Caruso, Arianna Follis and Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace.
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Greek and American businesswoman (born 1950)
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Italian short track speed skater born 1990
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Italian foil fencer (1988-)
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Italian association football player born 1999
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Italian cross-country skier and ski mountaineer born 1977
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Swimmer (* 1990)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Arianna
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Arianna?
Her best rank is No. 20 in Italy in 2024, about 1 in 123 girls. She is in the published lists of 14 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Arianna?
ar-ee-AH-nuh, with 4 syllables.
Is Arianna getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 4 of 13 regions, falling in 7.
Which sister names go with Arianna?
The deck's top five sisters for Arianna: Tessa, Maia, Rhea, Zoey and Zainab. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.