Arianna is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #403 in 2025 with 101 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2016 with 214 births ranking #240. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 494.1%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 2,508 girls born was named Arianna. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Arianna is the Italian form of Ariadne. It carries the grace of the older mythological name, while the most widely repeated interpretation links it with the idea of being most holy.
The form Arianna has long been used in Italian, while its deeper background comes from the Greek mythological name Ariadne. Scholars do not agree completely on Ariadne's earliest origin, so the precise meaning should be phrased with care.