Ariadne
About Ariadne
This name of the Cretan goddess of fertility is most popular now as the more melodic Ariana, but Ariadne has possibilities of its own. It first entered the US Top 1000 in 2014. The renewed interest in the name falls in line with the revival of other mythological names like Apollo and Athena. The trendy nickname Ari doesn't hurt either.
In Greek mythology, she was the daughter of Minus who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth. After being deserted by him, she married Dionysus, the god of fertility, wine and drama
Pronounced ar-ee-AD-nee.
As of October 2026, Ariadne ranked #1758 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #732 in 2016.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #801 | 350 | 195.9 |
| 2015 | #771 | 367 | 205.6 |
| 2016 | #732 | 389 | 219.5 |
| 2017 | #777 | 353 | 204.5 |
| 2018 | #934 | 286 | 168.1 |
| 2019 | #1,004 | 257 | 153.1 |
| 2020 | #1,188 | 195 | 120.6 |
| 2021 | #1,154 | 212 | 129.2 |
| 2022 | #1,166 | 207 | 126.2 |
| 2023 | #1,136 | 213 | 132.7 |
| 2024 | #1,258 | 184 | 113.6 |
| 2025 | #1,758 | 115 | 71.6 |
World rankings
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Ariadne on lists
Famous Ariadnes
- Saint Ariadne of Phrygia
2nd century martyr
- (Aelia) Ariadne
Empress consort of Zeno and Anastasius I of the Byzantine Empire
- Ariadne Rosales Diaz
Mexican actress and model
- Ariadne "Ari" Meyers
American actress
- Ariadne Christodoulopoulos
birth name of Ariana Chris, Canadian mezzo,soprano
- Ariadne Mylona
Greek beauty queen; Star Hellas 1998
- Ariadne Rouva (b. 2013)
daughter of singer Sakis Rouvas and model Katia Zygouli
Ariadne in pop culture
- Ariadne
daughter of King Minos of Crete who helped Theseus escape the Minotaur; wife of Dionysus in Greek mythology
- Ariadne
character in 2010 film 'Inception'
- Ariadne Oliver
character in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series
- Lady Ariadne Utterword
character in G. Bernard Shaw's play 'Heartbreak House' (1916)
- "Ariadne
" short story by Anton Chekhov
- Ariadne
Queen of Atlantis on British TV series "Atlantis"
- Ariadne
character in manhwa comic Vagrant Soldier Ares
- Ariadne
spider in the British animated TV series 'Creepy Crawlies'
- Ariadne
giant tarantula in the British children's TV game show 'Knightmare'
- Ariadni
character in film "Before Midnight"
- Ariadni
character on Greek soap "Erotas"
- Ariadne's Crown
constellation
- Ariadne Bridgestock
character in Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles
- Ariadne Elizabeth Gwendolyn Flitworth
character in the 'Scarlet and Ivy' series by Sophie Cleverly