Ariadna
Ariadna is the Catalan, Polish, Russian, and Spanish form of the Cretan Greek name Ariadne, which means “most holy”.
Meaning & Origin of Ariadna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ariadna is the Catalan, Polish, Russian, and Spanish form of the Cretan Greek name Ariadne, which means “most holy”.
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The Story of Ariadna
Ariadna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 223 Ariadnas were born — ranking #1,109 that year. As of 2026, Ariadna ranks #1,171 for baby girls with 204 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 4K Ariadnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ariadna
Ariadna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Ariadna's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,109. Use the chart and map above to compare Ariadna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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