Arianna

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Arianna

Say it: ah-RYAN-nah

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Meaning

From Greek Ariadne, often explained as 'most holy' (ari- 'very' and a Cretan word adnos 'holy'), though the second element is not certain.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2010s

In the United States

96,000 babies given this name since 1963
At its height in 2014, about 1 in 338 girls
2,193 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

English	Ariadne
Greek	Ariadni

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Where this comes from

Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.