Girl’s name · Greek, French

Arianne

How to say it: AIR-ee-AN · /ˌɛəriˈæn/

French form of Ariadne, Greek 'most holy' - elegant literary name used across Europe.

Arianne was the 2,217th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 34 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, its births are down about 73% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,841 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,217for girls in 2025
1 in 63,756US babies
34born in 2025
#2,841projected for 2030
1980sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Arianne
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,217
Babies born in 202534
Share of births1 in 63,756
Peak decade1980s
Change over 10 years−73%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,841
In France, 2025#200 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Arianne peaked in the 1980s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 55 per million births, 1980s.

What goes with it

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Arianne is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Greek.

In France: #200 for girls in 2025.

Famous people named Arianne

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Good to know

  • Arianne Martell is a major POV character in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books; she was cut from the HBO show.

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