Ariyana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ar-ee-AH-nuh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,545 for girls
Ariyana is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “most holy”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 4,545th for girls in the US (30 babies).
What does Ariyana mean?
Greek: spelling of Ariana, usually linked to Ariadne; compare Persian Aryana
“most holy”
Ariadne is the Cretan princess of Greek myth who helped Theseus escape the Minotaur's labyrinth.
Is Ariyana a girl's or a boy's name?
Ariyana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 30 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ariyana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,276th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Ariyana, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ariyana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Ariyana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,988 |
| 2014 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Ariyana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,545th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 54,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 30 girls in the US were named Ariyana, making it the 4,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,135th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 206 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ariyana than any year since 1997.
Half of all the girls named Ariyana in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 145 girls in the US were given Ariyana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,301, up from #4,545 for this spelling alone.
Ariyana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,892 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,757 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,689 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,892 |
| 2020 | 85 | #2,135 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,593 |
| 2018 | 75 | #2,404 |
| 2017 | 85 | #2,221 |
| 2016 | 89 | #2,168 |
| 2015 | 132 | #1,622 |
| 2014 | 138 | #1,569 |
| 2013 | 181 | #1,292 |
| 2012 | 179 | #1,315 |
| 2011 | 180 | #1,307 |
| 2010 | 192 | #1,249 |
| 2009 | 204 | #1,218 |
| 2008 | 206 | #1,227 |
| 2007 | 184 | #1,322 |
| 2006 | 147 | #1,495 |
| 2005 | 154 | #1,392 |
| 2004 | 120 | #1,613 |
| 2003 | 147 | #1,371 |
| 2002 | 105 | #1,730 |
| 2001 | 105 | #1,710 |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,772 |
| 1999 | 85 | #1,854 |
| 1998 | 77 | #1,955 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 22 | #4,513 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
Nicknames for Ariyana
- Ari 152 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ariyana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anaya, Aisha, Amaya, Amira, Arya, Prisha, Anvika, Amara, Raya, Safa, Arisha, Ayla
Other spellings of Ariyana
Names related to Ariyana
Ariana, Arianna, Aryana, Arina, Arianne, Ariane, Arianah, Arianny, Ariyan
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Ariyana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ariyana, updated 20 October 2026.