Ariadne
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-ree-AD-nee
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #848 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,758 for girls
Ariadne is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “most holy”. In 2025 it ranked 848th for girls in the UK (45 babies) and 1,758th for girls in the US (115 babies).
What does Ariadne mean?
Greek
“most holy”
In Greek myth Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread to find his way out of the Minotaur's Labyrinth.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Ariadne a girl's or a boy's name?
Ariadne is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 girls in the UK and 115 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ariadne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #848among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 6,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the UK were named Ariadne, making it the 848th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 49 girls.
2025 had more girls named Ariadne than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Ariadne in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 845th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Ariadne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #848 |
| 2024 | 36 | #1,020 |
| 2023 | 36 | #1,030 |
| 2022 | 39 | #956 |
| 2021 | 37 | #1,011 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,389 |
| 2019 | 32 | #1,129 |
| 2018 | 49 | #832 |
| 2017 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2016 | 40 | #985 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,193 |
| 2014 | 27 | #1,302 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,461 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
How popular is Ariadne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,758among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 115about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 115 girls in the US were named Ariadne, making it the 1,758th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,189th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 389 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
2025 had fewer girls named Ariadne than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Ariadne in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ariadne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 | #1,758 |
| 2024 | 184 | #1,264 |
| 2023 | 213 | #1,137 |
| 2022 | 207 | #1,166 |
| 2021 | 212 | #1,153 |
| 2020 | 195 | #1,189 |
| 2019 | 258 | #1,000 |
| 2018 | 286 | #934 |
| 2017 | 353 | #777 |
| 2016 | 389 | #731 |
| 2015 | 367 | #771 |
| 2014 | 350 | #801 |
| 2013 | 197 | #1,220 |
| 2012 | 117 | #1,760 |
| 2011 | 175 | #1,329 |
| 2010 | 97 | #2,043 |
| 2009 | 101 | #2,029 |
| 2008 | 83 | #2,334 |
| 2007 | 51 | #3,289 |
| 2006 | 54 | #3,089 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,994 |
| 2003 | 58 | #2,704 |
| 2002 | 60 | #2,579 |
| 2001 | 63 | #2,457 |
| 2000 | 52 | #2,773 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 49 | #2,728 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,544 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 22 | #4,491 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
Nicknames for Ariadne
- Ari 152 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ariadne
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Esme Penelope Aria Aoife Maeve Arabella Ariella Eliana Athena Amara Maisie Ava-Rose
Names related to Ariadne
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Ariadne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ariadne, updated 20 October 2026.