Arianna

Did you know?

A few things about Arianna you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Arianna

Arianna Caruso

Italian association football player

Choose Arianna and your child shares a first name with Arianna Caruso, an Italian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Arianna, like who?” Arianna Caruso's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

Read about Arianna Caruso on Wikipedia ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,215 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Arianna, 1,323 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Arianna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryArianna first shows up in US birth records in 1963, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 62 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2014, when it ranked #40. Today it's #234, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendArianna has slipped 110 places over the last five years and now sits at #234. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedArianna is most popular in Delaware, where it ranks #82, followed by New Mexico (#111) and California (#124). It's in the top 1,000 in 39 states.
• 💬MeaningArianna is an Italian form of Ariadne, which means “most holy”. Our records link it to Greek and Welsh roots.
• 🌍OriginArianna is the #9 most popular Welsh girl name in the US. That's out of 738 Welsh girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Arianna

Arianna is a girl name of Greek and Welsh origin meaning “most holy”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Arianna for girls from 1963 to 2025, in 61 of those 63 years. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked #40 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #234, with 1,323 babies.

Origin:Greek namesWelsh names