Ariyanah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ar-ee-AH-nuh
- Origin
- Greek
Ariyanah is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “most holy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ariyanah mean?
Greek: spelling of Ariyana, itself a 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.
Meaning borrowed from Ariyana.
Is Ariyanah a girl's or a boy's name?
Ariyanah is a girls' name.
How popular is Ariyanah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the girls named Ariyanah in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ariyanah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
Nicknames for Ariyanah
- Ari 152 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ariyanah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Hadassah, Zaniyah, Kaliyah, Azariah, Aziyah, Azariyah, Sariyah, Jaliyah, Naziyah, Alaiyah, Zaliyah
Names related to Ariyanah
Ariana, Arianna, Aryanna, Aryana, Ariyana, Ariyan, Ariyanna, Ariani
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, “Ariyanah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ariyanah, updated 20 October 2026.