Ariana

#128 for girls in 2025, 2,219 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #8,300
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2014 · 5,504 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
120,380
since 1957

Ariana over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #37, 2014girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1282,219
2024#1022,581
2023#972,720
2022#902,854#8,3009
2021#882,983
2020#793,175
2019#693,684
2018#683,739#12,1565
2017#673,890#12,2465
2016#544,609#12,1855
2015#464,973#9,5687
2014#375,504#7,56210
2013#544,422
2012#743,588
2011#843,456
2010#843,477
2009#823,701#9,8647
2008#813,916#11,0376
2007#734,326#7,09411
2006#784,234#7,9989
2005#823,981#11,4725
2004#793,996#5,49214
2003#853,834
2002#933,492
2001#923,377#9,2436
2000#1093,153#10,3495
1999#1302,529#9,9125
1998#1372,424#6,8438
1997#1382,319
1996#1562,044
1995#1631,948#6,9927
1994#1661,874#8,8005
1993#1901,534#8,7005
1992#2071,371#8,4355
1991#1921,562#7,2716
1990#2281,259#5,8238
1989#278967#3,20518
1988#377638#7,2705
1987#429523
1986#502419#5,3327
1985#539369#5,7856
1984#529363
1983#509380
1982#532367#5,6196
1981#540348#6,2625
1980#597311
1979#1,030136
1978#924153
1977#1,175105
1976#1,35579
1975#1,45970
1974#1,68854
1973#1,78848
1972#1,77149
1971#1,75451
1970#1,95243
1969#2,45428
1968#2,16431
1967#1,94736
1966#2,35726
1965#3,40214
1964#5,4747
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First appearance
1957

The first year at least five girls were named Ariana! It came in at #6,086, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1961, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Ariana is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedMNIllinois: #560 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,562 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedWIMichigan: #831 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,544 girlsMINew York: #538 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,959 girlsNYMassachusetts: #392 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,181 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #693 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,682 girlsPANew Jersey: #344 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,377 girlsNJConnecticut: #419 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,407 girlsCTCalifornia: #239 for girls · 156 births · 1 in 1,297 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedUTColorado: #500 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,660 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedDEArizona: #367 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,090 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ariana, so not publishedHITexas: #484 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 3,334 girlsTXFlorida: #612 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,020 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#239 · 1 in 1,297
  2. New Jersey#344 · 1 in 2,377
  3. Arizona#367 · 1 in 2,090
  4. Massachusetts#392 · 1 in 3,181
  5. Connecticut#419 · 1 in 3,407

Best ever in a state: #11 in New Mexico, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#2391561 in 1,297
New Jersey#344171 in 2,377
Arizona#367111 in 2,090
Massachusetts#392111 in 3,181
Connecticut#41951 in 3,407
Texas#484401 in 3,334
Colorado#50061 in 3,660
New York#538271 in 3,959
Illinois#560161 in 4,562
Florida#612131 in 5,020
Pennsylvania#69391 in 7,682
Michigan#83161 in 9,544
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ariana
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 26 spots since 2024 (#102#128)
  • 49 spots since 2020 (#79#128)
  • 82 spots since 2015 (#46#128)
  • Biggest jump: 433 spots in 1980 (#1,030#597)
  • Biggest drop: 106 spots in 1979 (#924#1,030)
Rise & fade · girls
57 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1957
  • Peaked 2014 at #37 (5,504 births)
  • Births halved by 2023, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 2001–2023
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1980–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 325
  • Highest: 1 in 325 girls born in 2014 were named Ariana (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 724 girls born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 34.3% of all girls named Ariana (41,342) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s5#6,086 (1957)#6,086
1960s154#1,947 (1967)#3,685
1970s788#924 (1978)#1,490
1980s4,685#278 (1989)#483
1990s18,864#130 (1999)#171
2000s38,010#73 (2007)#85
2010s41,342#37 (2014)#64
2020s16,532#79 (2020)#97

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ariana in 1985

girls
#539
369 births · 1 in 4,663 girls
boys
#5,785
6 births · 1 in 308,035 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #539Ariana369

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #5,785Ariana6
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 4,663 of them was named Ariana, which outranked 95.7% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ariana
  1. #536Teri372
  2. #537Cherie370
  3. #537Hailey370
  4. #539Ariana369
  5. #539Jeannette369
  6. #539Lucia369
  7. #542Karissa368
  8. #542Lakisha368
  9. #544Kassandra366

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. 7,360Kayleigh#8,153#793
  2. 1,675Madison#2,299#624
  3. 1,167Cierra#1,633#466
  4. 1,002Ciera#1,703#701
  5. 787Krystina#1,332#545
Fallers
  1. 1,164Grisel#784#1,948
  2. 893Ciji#963#1,856
  3. 419Falon#914#1,333
  4. 364Alesia#969#1,333
  5. 362Echo#845#1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 308,035 of them was named Ariana, which outranked 23.7% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ariana
  1. #5,147Zerrick7
  2. #5,147Zubin7
  3. #5,147Zvi7
  4. #5,785Ariana6
  5. #5,785Aadil6
  6. #5,785Aarion6
  7. #5,785Abdel6
  8. #6,523Aamil5
  9. #6,523Aarik5
  10. #6,523Abayomi5

Tied with 737 names at #5,785; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. 2,425Jaymes#3,270#845
  2. 977Trace#1,933#956
  3. 933Durrell#1,656#723
  4. 793Durell#1,399#606
  5. 562Brandyn#1,444#882
Fallers
  1. 420Anwar#951#1,371
  2. 345Zebulon#976#1,321
  3. 303Tavares#925#1,228
  4. 250Alonso#931#1,181
  5. 228Abdul#1,000#1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985