Name meaning & stats
Arina
Arina means “most holy” (Ancient Greek origin). 1,189 US babies since 1940, peak 2017. Notable Arinas are 1.7× over-represented as tennis players.
What it means
“most holy”
Ancient GreekSpelling of Ariana
Ariana around the world
- Ариана · Russian
- Аріана · Ukrainian
- Αριάνα · Greek
- اريانا · Arabic
- אריאנה · Hebrew
- एरियाना · Hindi
- アリアナ · Japanese
- 阿里安娜 · Chinese
- Ariena
Famous Arianas
- Ariana Grande · American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1993)
- Ariana DeBose · American actress
- Ariana Greenblatt · American actress (born 2007)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2017
1,189 US babies were named Arina between 1940 and 2025.
Arina around the world
- Sweden: 106 babies since 1998, peak 2014, No. 634 in 2022
- Belgium: 68 babies since 1995, peak 2023, No. 1,082 in 2025
- France: 235 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 1,421 in 2025
- England & Wales: 389 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 1,719 in 2025
- Ireland: 54 babies since 1964, peak 2017
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Arinas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 1.7× | Low · 8 people |
| Actor | 1.0× | Low · 5 people |
| Singer | 1.3× | Low · 4 people |
| Tennis player | 1.7× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable women who are tennis players, Arinas show up 1.7× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 231 Arianas spell it Arina
- Ariana 44%
- Arianna 38%
- Aryanna 3%
- Aryana 3%
- Ariyana 1%
- Aarna 1%
- Ariyanna 1%
- Arionna 1%
- Arriana 1%
- Arrianna 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2017)