Ariadne

Ariadne was the #1,758 girls' name in the US in 2025 (115 babies), and #845 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Ariadne as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ariadne as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Ariadne as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,758 (115)#845 (42)#780 (3)—#2,282 (9)
2024#1,264 (184)#1,036 (33)#790 (3)—#2,975 (6)
2023#1,137 (213)#1,056 (32)#630 (4)——
2022#1,166 (207)#963 (36)#760 (3)#905 (3)#2,133 (9)
2021#1,153 (212)#1,007 (34)#792 (3)—#1,454 (16)
2020#1,189 (195)#1,397 (22)——#2,591 (7)
2019#1,000 (258)#1,119 (30)——#2,374 (8)
2018#934 (286)#806 (47)——#1,862 (11)
2017#777 (353)#1,021 (35)——#1,784 (12)
2016#731 (389)#916 (40)——#1,463 (16)
2015#771 (367)#1,204 (28)#806 (3)—#2,891 (6)
2014#801 (350)#1,299 (25)——#2,026 (10)
2013#1,220 (197)#1,400 (23)——#2,058 (10)
2012#1,760 (117)#1,483 (21)——#3,334 (5)
2011#1,329 (175)#1,545 (19)——#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2016 at #731.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1960.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ariadne is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,100 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ariadne by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,358GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #949TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Ariadne (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AriadneCanadaGirls#2,2829
AriadneEngland & WalesGirls#84542
AriadneIrelandGirls—too few
AriadneNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AriadneScotlandGirls#7803
AriadneUSGirls#1,758115