Oriana
Oriana is a given name meaning 'gold, sunrise, or dawn'. Variants include Orianna, Oriane or Orianne.
Meaning & Origin of Oriana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Oriana is a given name meaning 'gold, sunrise, or dawn'. Variants include Orianna, Oriane or Orianne.
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The Story of Oriana
Oriana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 150 Orianas were born — ranking #1,348 that year. As of 2026, Oriana ranks #1,670 for baby girls with 124 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Orianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Oriana
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- Nickname for English queen Elizabeth I ; the Oriana madrigals were written for her.
- Oriana Wilson (1876–1945), MBE, British humanitarian and wife of explorer Edward Adrian Wilson
- Oriana Fallaci (1929–2006), Italian journalist, author, political
- Oriana Clare Tickell, Dame Clare Tickell
- Oriana Panozzo , Australian actress
- Oriana Scheuss , Swiss Olympic sport shooter
- Oriana Civile , Sicilian folk singer and ethnomusicologist
- Oriana Small, birth name of Ashley Blue , US actress
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Names that sound like Oriana
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About the name Oriana
Oriana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Oriana's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Oriana'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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