Is Ariana a boy or girl name?
Ariana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,569 girls and 0 boys were named Ariana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 118,325 US babies named Ariana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #103
- Babies named Ariana since 1957
- 118,325
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 5,512 babies
Boys and girls named Ariana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 788 | 100% |
| 1980s | 47 | 4,685 | 99% |
| 1990s | 49 | 18,862 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 63 | 38,007 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 32 | 41,331 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 9 | 14,293 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,569 | #103 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,718 | #97 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,356 | 2,853 | #90 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 2,982 | #88 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 3,171 | #79 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 3,683 | #69 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,300 | 3,738 | #68 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,405 | 3,888 | #67 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,332 | 4,608 | #54 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,646 | 4,971 | #46 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,589 | 5,502 | #37 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 4,420 | #54 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 3,588 | #74 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 3,456 | #84 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 3,477 | #84 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,941 | 3,700 | #82 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,159 | 3,914 | #81 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,131 | 4,326 | #73 |
| 2006 | 9 | #8,048 | 4,234 | #78 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,592 | 3,981 | #82 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,516 | 3,996 | #79 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 3,834 | #85 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 3,492 | #93 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,329 | 3,377 | #92 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,474 | 3,153 | #109 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,022 | 2,528 | #130 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,889 | 2,424 | #137 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 2,319 | #138 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 2,043 | #156 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,033 | 1,948 | #163 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,871 | 1,874 | #166 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,766 | 1,534 | #190 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,511 | 1,371 | #207 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,331 | 1,562 | #192 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,866 | 1,259 | #228 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,211 | 967 | #278 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,351 | 638 | #377 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 523 | #429 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,369 | 419 | #502 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,827 | 369 | #539 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 363 | #529 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 380 | #510 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,673 | 367 | #533 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,336 | 348 | #540 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 311 | #598 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,030 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 153 | #924 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,175 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,356 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,461 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,689 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,787 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,771 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,755 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,952 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,457 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,167 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,948 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,359 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,411 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,502 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,325 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,426 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,127 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ariana reached #3,211 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #37 in 2014. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ariana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.