Girls' name · since 1957
Ariana
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 120,380 babies named Ariana, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #128 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 120,380
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
120,380 babies have been named Ariana since 1957, making it today's #128 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariana has been recorded 120,380 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #128 nationally and more common than 99.3% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #128 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 120,380 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariana ranks #327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #128 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 120,380 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #128 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 120,380
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ariana's 120,380 recorded births place it above 99.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ariana compares
120,380 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Ariana's all-time total is 320x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 120,380 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,504 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ariana's full recorded timeline at 1993, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 5,504 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ariana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 5,504
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Ariana popularity over time - boys
200 total births recorded since 1981 (Ariana as boys' name)
Ariana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (41,342 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Ariana's strongest decade.
41,342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ariana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 154
1960s
154 births
- 1970s 788
1970s
788 births
- 1980s 4,685
1980s
4,685 births
- 1990s
1990s
18,864 births
- 2000s
2000s
38,010 births
- 2010s
2010s
41,342 births
- 2020s 16,532
2020s
16,532 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41,342 births (34% of all-time use).
How Ariana 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 Ariana's total volume
Ariana by state
Where Ariana concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24,485 | 20.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14,198 | 11.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 9,260 | 7.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 7,526 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5,632 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 4,035 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 3,627 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 3,140 | 2.6% |
24,485 of 120,380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ariana appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ariana's data
- Ariana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (41,342 total births) through the 2020s (16,532) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arianas (24,485 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ariana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Ariana 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.