Girls' name · since 1960
Ariadne
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 4,824 babies named Ariadne, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,761 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,824
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariadne currently ranks #1761 among girls' names in America, with 4,824 babies recorded since 1960.
Ariadne has 4,824 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1761 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #2,638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,761 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,824 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariadne ranks #2,638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,761 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,824 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,761 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,824
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariadne's 4,824 recorded births place it above 96.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ariadne compares
4,824 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ariadne's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariadne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,824 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 389 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariadne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ariadne's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 93% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 7%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 389, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ariadne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 389
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Ariadne by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,589 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Ariadne's strongest decade.
2,589 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ariadne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 70
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 100
1980s
100 births
- 1990s 255
1990s
255 births
- 2000s 621
2000s
621 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,589 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,126 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,589 births (54% of all-time use).
How Ariadne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ariadne's total volume
Ariadne by state
Where Ariadne concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,133 | 23.5% |
| #2 | California | | 893 | 18.5% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 180 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 157 | 3.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 146 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 136 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 108 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 76 | 1.6% |
1,133 of 4,824 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Ariadne appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ariadne's data
- Ariadne's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,589 total births) through the 2020s (1,126) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ariadnes (1,133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ariadne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~65 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1960–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ariadne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.