Ariadne is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “most holy.” In 2024 it was given to 184 girls in the United States.
Ariadne belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “most holy” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ariadne first appears in Social Security records in 1960. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #732 in 2016, and in 2024 184 babies received the name — 4,708 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ariadne means “most holy” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ariadne is a girl name. In 2024, 184 babies received the name in the US.
Ariadne comes from the Greek tradition.
Ariadne first appears in US records in 1960. Its best-ever ranking was #732 in 2016, and 184 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ariadne is pronounced /ˈæ.ɹiˌæd.ni/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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