Girls' name · since 1952
Ariane
Ariane has 3,777 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,364 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,777
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ariane is the #6364 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,777 recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Ariane recorded 3,777 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #6364 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #3,101 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,364 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,777 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ariane ranks #3,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,364 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,777 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,364 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,777
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ariane's 3,777 recorded births place it above 95.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ariane compares
3,777 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Ariane's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ariane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,777 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ariane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ariane splits its recorded history at 1990: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 164 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ariane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Ariane popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1982 (Ariane as boys' name)
Ariane by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,039 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Ariane's strongest decade.
1,039 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ariane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 176
1960s
176 births
- 1970s
1970s
487 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,039 births
- 1990s
1990s
728 births
- 2000s 403
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
762 births
- 2020s 130
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,039 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ariane 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 Ariane's total volume
Ariane by state
Where Ariane concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 478 | 12.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 285 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 193 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 166 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 86 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 86 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 70 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 54 | 1.4% |
478 of 3,777 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Ariane appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ariane's data
- Ariane's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,039 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Arianes (478 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ariane
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ariane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1952–2025 (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 Ariane 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.