Ariana is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #6889 in 1998 with 8 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 14 births ranking #5516. In 1998, approximately 1 in every 238,915 boys born was named Ariana. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Ariana is the Portuguese form of Ariadne. Through that older name, it is often linked with a Greek explanation that is commonly given as most holy, though some scholars think the deeper origin may be older and less certain.
The name became especially visible in modern English-speaking countries during the late 20th century. Even so, its deeper story reaches back to Ariadne in Greek myth.