Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Ariadna

Meaning most holy Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,417 Trend ↑ Rising 17%

Ariadna is the Catalan, Polish, Russian, and Spanish form of the Cretan Greek name Ariadne, which means “most holy”.

Rank 2025
#1,417
among girls · ↓200 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
153
named Ariadna · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,505
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
223 babies
All-time total
4,028
#2,978 all-time among girls
First recorded
1964
in Social Security records

Ariadna popularity over time

4,028 babies have been named Ariadna since 1964, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2021Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 10 1 – #6,823
1970s 21 2 +110% #8,048
1980s 77 8 +267% #5,920
1990s 341 34 +343% #1,831
2000s 1,188 119 +248% #1,509
2010s 1,301 130 +10% #1,320
2020s (to 2025) 1,090 182 +40% #1,109

Where Ariadna is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 155 0.10 outside top 500
2027 157 0.10 outside top 500
2028 159 0.10 outside top 500
2029 161 0.10 outside top 500
2030 162 0.10 outside top 500

Where Ariadna is most popular

Girls named Ariadna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.117 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Colorado, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ariadna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 232 0.288 +146%
Colorado 28 0.251 +114%
Arizona 32 0.228 +94%
California 163 0.194 +65%
New Jersey 32 0.177 +51%
North Carolina 35 0.154 +31%
New York 49 0.124 +5%
Florida 51 0.119 ≈ national
Nevada 5 0.108 -8%
Illinois 20 0.087 -26%
Georgia 19 0.084 -29%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -31%
Tennessee 12 0.076 -35%
Washington 10 0.069 -41%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -42%
Virginia 11 0.065 -45%
Maryland 5 0.047 -60%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -61%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -65%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -82%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ariadna

Ariadna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,417 in 2025 with 153 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1964, 4,028 American babies have been named Ariadna. Its peak came in 2021, when 223 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ariadna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ariadna?

The median living Ariadna is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 20. An estimated 4,000 people named Ariadna are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ariadna year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 153 #1,417
2024 194 #1,217
2023 180 #1,274
2022 202 #1,190
2021 223 #1,109
2020 138 #1,535
2019 158 #1,416
2018 172 #1,320
2017 171 #1,354
2016 174 #1,359
2015 128 #1,669
2014 121 #1,728
2013 95 #2,033
2012 95 #2,030
2011 84 #2,240
2010 103 #1,946
2009 115 #1,848
2008 154 #1,509
2007 123 #1,752
2006 139 #1,561
2005 132 #1,547
2004 130 #1,534
2003 125 #1,543
2002 95 #1,868
2001 100 #1,778
2000 75 #2,143
1995 14 #6,285
1990 20 #4,706
1985 7 #8,394
1980 8 #7,461
1975 6 #8,048
1970 5 #8,051
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Famous people named Ariadna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ariadna Gil Ariadna Gil Spanish actress b. 1969 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ariadna, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ariadna?

The median living Ariadna is about 11 years old. Half of all living Ariadnas are between 5 and 20 years old.

How many people named Ariadna are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Ariadna are alive in the United States, based on 4,028 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ariadna mean?

Ariadna is the Catalan, Polish, Russian, and Spanish form of the Cretan Greek name Ariadne, which means “most holy”.

How popular is the name Ariadna in 2025?

Ariadna ranked #1,417 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 153 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ariadna?

4,028 babies have been named Ariadna in the United States since 1964, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ariadna most popular?

Ariadna peaked in 2021, when 223 newborns received the name.

Is Ariadna a boy or girl name?

Ariadna is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ariadna rising or falling?

Ariadna is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ariadna become more popular?

Ariadna looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 162 girls named Ariadna in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ariadna?

Well-known people named Ariadna include Ariadna Gil (actor).

Names like Ariadna

Names that sound and feel close to Ariadna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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