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Arijana

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How to Pronounce Arijana

Pronounced ah-ree-AH-nah /ɑriˈɑnɑ/Low

Meaning: Arijana is the South Slavic, especially Bosnian and Croatian, spelling of Ariana, where the j marks the y-glide. Ariana ties back to the Greek Ariadne, from ari-, an intensifier, and hagnos, 'holy' - 'most holy' or 'utterly pure.' It is also read in the region as a graceful independent name, and it entered American records through Balkan immigrant families.Low

In 30 seconds: Arijana is a rare girl's name, the Bosnian form of Ariana, linked to Ariadne, 'most holy.' It appeared around 2014 (said ah-ree-AH-nah).
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Origin LowBosnian, Greek
MeaningArijana is the South Slavic, especially Bosnian and Croatian, spelling of Ariana, where the j marks the y-glide. Ariana ties back to the Greek Ariadne, from ari-, an intensifier, and hagnos, 'holy' - 'most holy' or 'utterly pure.' It is also read in the region as a graceful independent name, and it entered American records through Balkan immigrant families.
U.S. rank (2018)#13979 ↗ Rising
2018 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2014
Total births (all-time)≈ 136

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201419992018

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Arijana is the Bosnian and Croatian spelling of Ariana, carried to the United States chiefly by families from the former Yugoslavia. Through Ariana it reaches back to the Greek Ariadne, the Cretan princess of myth, and the sense 'most holy.' In American records it has stayed rare, a heritage spelling of a name far more common in its Ariana form.

Arijana appears in the American data around 2014, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year, reflecting Balkan immigration rather than a mainstream trend. A girl named Arijana then is barely into her teens today.

Did you know? The j in Arijana is not silent - it is how Bosnian and Croatian spell the y-sound - so the name is simply their form of the familiar Ariana.
Overall data confidence 42%
References - Arijana — Bosnian/Croatian spelling of Ariana (Greek Ariadne 'most holy'); j = y-glide; 2010s heritage use.

Variations

ArianaAriannaAriadnaAryana

Nicknames

AriAnaJana

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Arijana mean?

It is the Bosnian and Croatian form of Ariana, related to the Greek Ariadne, 'most holy.'

How do you pronounce Arijana?

It is said ah-ree-AH-nah /ɑriˈɑnɑ/ - four syllables, stress on the third.

Is Arijana a boy or girl name?

Arijana is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Arijana?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year in the mid-two-thousand-tens, mainly in Balkan families.

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