Arietty
Arrietty, titled Arrietty the Borrower in Japan and The Secret World of Arrietty in North America, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi as his feature film debut as a director, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and Wild Bunch.
Meaning & Origin of Arietty
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arrietty, titled Arrietty the Borrower in Japan and The Secret World of Arrietty in North America, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi as his feature film debut as a director, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho and Wild Bunch.
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The Story of Arietty
Arietty first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2023, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 5 Ariettys were born — ranking #15,178 that year. As of 2026, Arietty ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Ariettys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Arietty
Arietty is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2023 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Arietty's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #15,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Arietty'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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