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Arianna

Girl name · 523 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Arianna: 523 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 58 births in 2015.

The name Arianna is the Italian form of Ariadne, which comes from ancient Greek elements meaning "most holy." In Greek myth, Ariadne was the Cretan princess who helped Theseus escape the Minotaur's labyrinth. Modern fame includes Arianna Huffington, the Greek-born co-founder of The Huffington Post, and actress Arianna DeBose, who won an Oscar for *West Side Story*. While not directly linked to a place of the same name, Ariadne shares a root with the mineral aragonite, which was named after Aragon in Spain. Arianna is popular in Scotland today, though its softer Italian sound makes it feel distinct from the harsher English form Ariana—a variation sometimes associated with pop icon Ariana Grande, though she spells it differently.