Areana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-ree-AH-na
- Origin
- Greek
Areana is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “most holy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Areana mean?
Greek: spelling of Areanna; creative spelling of Arianna, Italian form of Ariadne
“most holy”
A variant of Arianna, the Italian form of Ariadne, the Cretan princess who helped Theseus escape the Minotaur's labyrinth.
Meaning borrowed from Areanna.
Is Areana a girl's or a boy's name?
Areana is a girls' name.
How popular is Areana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 34 girls. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the girls named Areana in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Areana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 27 | #4,812 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 21 | #5,307 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 15 | #5,953 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
Nicknames for Areana
- Ari 152 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Areana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ariana, Alessandra, Ariadna, Angelina, Isabella, Mckenna, Brianna, Aryanna, Alondra, Aliana, Alexandra, Kiara
Names related to Areana
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Areana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/areana, updated 20 October 2026.