Meaning of the nameAriane
- Female
- French origin
- Greek origin
- A-ri-a-ne
Ariane is a feminine name, the French form of Ariadne, a name from Greek mythology that possibly means 'most holy'.
Meaning
“French form of Ariadne, possibly 'most holy'”
- People (2022)
- 73,714
- Rank in Brazil
- #411
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 74,350
- people
Ariane in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Ariane, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (26,521 people).
73,402 women 312 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Ariane is most common
States with the highest share of people named Ariane in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.050%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.049%
- Amapá 0.044%
- Paraná 0.042%
- Santa Catarina 0.038%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 22,213 | 0.050% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,908 | 0.034% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,446 | 0.034% |
| Bahia | 4,970 | 0.035% |
| Paraná | 4,830 | 0.042% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,051 | 0.037% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,911 | 0.038% |
| Pará | 2,804 | 0.035% |
| Ceará | 2,508 | 0.029% |
| Pernambuco | 2,310 | 0.026% |
| Maranhão | 1,775 | 0.026% |
| Goiás | 1,647 | 0.023% |
| Amazonas | 1,444 | 0.037% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,363 | 0.049% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,329 | 0.035% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,264 | 0.035% |
| Alagoas | 1,035 | 0.033% |
| Piauí | 904 | 0.028% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 709 | 0.022% |
| Paraíba | 643 | 0.016% |
| Sergipe | 560 | 0.025% |
| Distrito Federal | 559 | 0.020% |
| Rondônia | 420 | 0.027% |
| Amapá | 320 | 0.044% |
| Tocantins | 301 | 0.020% |
| Acre | 273 | 0.033% |
| Roraima | 217 | 0.034% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Ariane
Behind the Name gives Ariane as a French form of Ariadne, and Wiktionary derives the French Ariane from the Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē), the name of a daughter of King Minos in Greek mythology. Ariadne possibly means 'most holy', from ari, 'very', and adnos, 'holy', a word from the Greek of Crete; some scholars find this explanation unlikely and propose a pre-Greek origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 73,714 people named Ariane, with a median age of 26. Soledade's dictionary lists Arianne, Aryane and Hariane among the spelling variants.
It is the most common spelling in the group and the French form of the name.
Other spellings of Ariane
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Ariane | 73,714 |
| Aryane | 2,662 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Ariane · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Ariadne · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Ariane · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Ariane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Ariane
What does the name Ariane mean?
Ariane means “French form of Ariadne, possibly 'most holy'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Ariane in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 73,714 people with the first name Ariane, which ranks it number 411 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Ariane a boy's or a girl's name?
Ariane is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 73,402 women and 312 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Ariane?
Ariane is a name of French and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Ariane most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.050% of the state's population is named Ariane (22,213 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Ariane?
Aryane. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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