Ariana is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #9941 in 2009 with 7 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 14 births ranking #5516. In 2009, approximately 1 in every 283,329 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.