How Many People Are Named Ariane?
An estimated 3,579 people in the United States have the first name Ariane. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Ariane peaked in popularity in 1978 with 164 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ariane as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ariane paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,579
About 1 in 95,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1978
164 births
Total Registered
3,763
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ariane
Ariane is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,763 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Ariane as a male name
Ranked #6,435 in 1982
5 male births in 1982
Peak: 1982 (5 births)
Ariane as a female name
Ranked #5,794 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (164 births)
Ariane: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ariane span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,044 babies were registered. Ariane has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ariane by Decade
How has Ariane tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ariane by State
Birth registrations for Ariane span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Louisiana. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Oklahoma. On average, about 72 Arianes were registered per state.
Ariane + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ariane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ariane: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ariane?
We estimate approximately 3,579 people named Ariane are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 95,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Ariane a common name?
Ariane is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,763 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ariane most popular?
Ariane reached peak popularity in 1978, when 164 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ariane is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ariane a female name?
Ariane is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ariane Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ariane Smith, Ariane Johnson, Ariane Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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