Ariane — #5815 US girls' name
3,758 babies named Ariane in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 67% of names given to girls today.
28% of everyone ever named Ariane was born in this single decade.
164 babies were named Ariane in 1978 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ariane
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,758 babies named Ariane between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ariane currently holds the #5815 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 164 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ariane performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,039 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ariane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 478 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Ariane in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ariane in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,758 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Ariane at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Ariane popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952
- Peak year (1978)
- 164
- Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
Currently ranks #5815 among girls.
3,758 total births across 73 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1978 with 164 births in a single year.
Ariane popularity over time — boys
5 total births recorded since 1982 (Ariane as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Ariane accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Ariane by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 1,039 births that decade — 28% of Ariane's all-time total
Ariane decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,039 births
- Runner-up 761 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Ariane's strongest decade
1,039 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
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 | 7.6% |
| #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 3,758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.7% of nationwide
- New York 7.6% of nationwide
- Louisiana 5.1% of nationwide
- Texas 4.4% of nationwide
- Florida 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 23 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Ariane appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.