Ariana
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. Modern simplification of Arianna, Ariane and Arianne, all forms of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"). There has been some confusion with the similar sounding Adriana and Adrienne. * By folk etymology also associated with Welsh arian (“silver”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Ariana (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ariana has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 34 |
| 2016 | 40 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 21 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 68 |
| 2000 | 73 |
| 2001 | 75 |
| 2002 | 80 |
| 2003 | 87 |
| 2004 | 94 |
| 2005 | 100 |
| 2006 | 110 |
| 2007 | 123 |
| 2008 | 135 |
| 2009 | 151 |
| 2010 | 172 |
| 2011 | 184 |
| 2012 | 202 |
| 2013 | 230 |
| 2014 | 251 |
| 2015 | 289 |
| 2016 | 331 |
| 2017 | 375 |
| 2018 | 407 |
| 2019 | 441 |
| 2020 | 482 |
Ariana in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ariana.Hi! My name is Ariana.
- Ariana bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Ariana lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Ariana kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Ariana is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Arianas mamma är lärare.Ariana's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Arianas mamma is Ariana's mum.
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Questions about Ariana
How do you pronounce Ariana in Swedish?
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What does the name Ariana mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. Modern simplification of Arianna, Ariane and Arianne, all forms of the Greek name Ariadne ("most holy"; Cretan Greek αρι (ari) "most" and αδνος (adnos) "holy"). There has been some confusion with the similar sounding Adriana and Adrienne. * By folk etymology also associated with Welsh arian (“silver”).
How popular is Ariana in Sweden?
21 babies were named Ariana in 2022. In 2020, 482 people in Sweden had Ariana as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.