Arionna
A feminine name derived from an old French origin, meaning "auburn-haired".
Name Census estimates that about 2,419 living Americans carry the first name Arionna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Arionna today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Arionna births was 2004 (165 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Arionna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
2.4K
~ 1 in 141,693 Americans
Peak year
2004
165 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,471
Tracked since 1989
Census
Arionna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,738 people with the first name Arionna, which placed it at #8,364 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,364
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,738 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
53.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Arionna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arionna is Black at 53.3%. The next largest groups are White (26.8%) and Two or More Races (10.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Arionna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Arionna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American53.3% · 926
- White26.8% · 465
- Two or more races10.2% · 178
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 138
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 25
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 6
Popularity
Arionna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Arionna from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 1,203 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Arionna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Arionna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Arionnas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 24 states and territories. Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Arionna, while West Virginia, Oklahoma, Wisconsin recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 46 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Arionna
The name Arionna is a modern variation of the Italian name Ariana, which itself is derived from the ancient Greek name Ariadne. Ariadne was a prominent figure in Greek mythology, known for her role in helping Theseus defeat the Minotaur and escape the Labyrinth on the island of Crete.
The name Ariadne is believed to be of pre-Greek origin, possibly stemming from an ancient Cretan language. Its meaning is debated, with some scholars suggesting it means "most holy" or "utterly pure," while others propose it means "she who leads the way" or "she who is the guide."
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ariadne can be found in Homer's Iliad, where she is mentioned as the daughter of Minos, the legendary king of Crete. In Greek mythology, Ariadne played a crucial role in aiding Theseus in his quest to slay the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull creature that was housed in the Labyrinth.
Throughout history, the name Ariadne has been borne by several notable figures. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Ariadne of Colophon, a Greek poet and author who lived around the 7th century BCE. Another prominent bearer of the name was Ariadne Chenevix Trench, an English writer and philanthropist who lived from 1808 to 1899.
The variant spelling Arionna emerged more recently, likely as a creative adaptation of the original Greek name. While less historically documented, the name Arionna has been used by several individuals throughout the modern era. One notable bearer was Arionna Zukerman, an American soprano and actress born in 1949, who has performed in various operas and musicals.
Arionna Huffington, a Greek-American author and businesswoman born in 1950, is another prominent figure who bears this name. She is best known for co-founding The Huffington Post, a popular online news and blog platform.
People
Arionna + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Arionna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Arionna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Arionna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,419 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Arionna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 141,693 US residents.
Is Arionna a common name?
We classify Arionna as "Rare". It ranks above 94.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,453 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Arionna most popular?
The single biggest year for Arionna was 2004, when 165 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Arionna is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Arionna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,738 people with the name Arionna, or 0.58 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,364 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Arionna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Arionna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Arionna appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,751 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Arionna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Arionna is Black at 53.3%. The next largest groups are White (26.8%) and Two or More Races (10.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Arionna most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Arionna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.3% (926 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Arionna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Arionna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Arionna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Arionna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Arionna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Arionna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Arionna?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.