Ariane
Ariane was the 6351st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 887th with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,693 places. More babies were named Ariane in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,351 girls, down 1,013 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1978164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,782babies recorded
Ariane popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,351 | 18 |
| 2020 | #5,338 | 23 |
| 2010 | #5,118 | 27 |
| 2000 | #2,981 | 47 |
| 1990 | #1,493 | 104 |
| 1980 | #1,117 | 122 |
| 1970 | #3,438 | 18 |
| 1960 | #3,702 | 12 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ariane, counting every spelling?
Ariane is a spelling of Arianne, a name family that had 57 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 57 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arianne | 34 | #4,180 | 162 |
| Ariane | 18 | #6,351 | 107 |
| Ariann | 5 | #15,178 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ariane?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ariane (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ariane born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ariane.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ariane?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Ariane are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 17 and 44. That makes Ariane mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ariane by state
How common Ariane was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ariane: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ariane, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ariane
How popular is the name Ariane?
Ariane was the 6351st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1978, when it ranked 887th with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,693 places. More babies were named Ariane in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Ariane a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ariane in the US.
Where is Ariane most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ariane was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).