Ariana is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #983 in 1997 with 21 recorded births. This places Ariana in the top 20% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Uncommon. The name reached its all-time peak in 2017 with 524 births ranking #104. In 1997, approximately 1 in every 13,961 girls born was named Ariana. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.