Ariadne

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Ariadne is a feminine given name of Greek origin. It is derived from the Cretan Greek words ari, a prefix meaning most, and adnos, meaning holy. It is often given in reference to the story of Ariadne from Greek mythology.

From Wikipedia

Ariadne first appears in the data in 1960 and has been recorded in 61 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 389 babies (rank #732 that year). In 2024 it was given to 184 girls (rank #1,258). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ariadne

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ariadne yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4,708
Total babies (all years)
61
Years in the data
389
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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19608#4,787
19627#5,324
19647#5,501
196513#3,554
19668#4,892
19677#5,481
19689#4,793
196911#4,444
19709#5,432
19729#5,498
19736#7,496
19758#6,531
197611#5,238
19776#8,505
19787#7,696
19797#8,101
198012#5,567
19818#7,442
19829#6,927
198310#6,254
19848#7,452
19856#9,387
198613#5,474
19879#7,402
198810#7,157
198915#5,566
199017#5,309
199122#4,512
199223#4,390
199319#5,014
199425#4,125
199525#4,109
199623#4,467
199732#3,555
199849#2,735
199920#5,243
200052#2,783
200163#2,462
200260#2,582
200358#2,708
200452#3,000
200547#3,269
200654#3,095
200751#3,293
200883#2,337
2009101#2,031
201097#2,046
2011175#1,329
2012117#1,762
2013197#1,220
2014350#801
2015367#771
2016389#732
2017353#777
2018286#934
2019257#1,004
2020195#1,188
2021212#1,154
2022207#1,166
2023213#1,136
2024184#1,258