The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 14 births ranking #5516. 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.