Adrian

#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · #74 for boys in 2025, 4,464 births
Given to boys 94.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2008 · 7,938 births
Debut · boys
18 births
In top 100 · boys
39 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
272,265
since 1880

Adrian over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #440, 1983peak #56, 2008girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,64541#744,464
2024#2,85758#724,642
2023#2,51770#674,666
2022#2,75662#635,044
2021#2,38475#615,144
2020#2,63164#585,321
2019#2,19384#565,786
2018#2,30279#625,817
2017#1,815114#586,236
2016#1,884108#606,337
2015#2,23684#586,540
2014#1,892106#596,706
2013#1,675126#606,854
2012#1,624133#616,952
2011#1,392164#567,349
2010#1,402163#567,409
2009#1,450160#597,633
2008#1,453162#567,938
2007#1,340181#617,742
2006#1,307179#637,383
2005#1,307169#656,727
2004#1,264170#726,140
2003#1,233171#686,110
2002#1,077197#735,684
2001#1,117189#755,424
2000#999212#785,341
1999#1,126176#795,066
1998#862246#715,429
1997#883230#954,116
1996#913215#924,112
1995#853229#963,911
1994#833241#973,814
1993#670325#993,754
1992#702307#963,859
1991#662329#933,921
1990#602376#944,000
1989#666304#1003,418
1988#557385#1013,220
1987#563355#1022,846
1986#618305#992,943
1985#517388#933,132
1984#451459#1072,656
1983#440479#1072,550
1982#497409#1172,515
1981#581317#1152,467
1980#544346#1152,393
1979#539348#1132,363
1978#553315#1112,306
1977#612274#1212,262
1976#706208#1242,119
1975#699212#1331,953
1974#732194#1381,817
1973#723199#1541,612
1972#635241#1571,678
1971#673230#1771,507
1970#717214#2001,295
1969#708200#2231,044
1968#638230#231958
1967#624232#247813
1966#778159#266756
1965#951116#268772
1964#829160#276784
1963#964121#305653
1962#871145#290703
1961#1,031112#311634
1960#1,043106#327555
1959#1,013109#353484
1958#1,05998#367443
1957#1,026104#351463
1956#977107#351441
1955#1,06290#348431
1954#1,00095#368367
1953#1,03487#345404
1952#94697#353368
1951#94596#363358
1950#876102#390298
1949#872101#380314
1948#1,09566#391305
1947#1,01276#394302
1946#1,23948#382290
1945#1,23242#395231
1944#1,25540#387241
1943#1,36736#414222
1942#1,26440#392237
1941#1,29435#362260
1940#1,40429#370237
1939#1,63822#354248
1938#1,38229#353247
1937#1,53924#361224
1936#1,44526#370217
1935#1,55023#372211
1934#1,37228#382205
1933#2,05215#392195
1932#2,23514#385210
1931#1,80319#383214
1930#2,11016#410205
1929#2,30114#383228
1928#2,62312#390230
1927#2,43314#403221
1926#1,99719#345280
1925#2,19117#363267
1924#2,30816#315333
1923#3,6418#310340
1922#2,47914#358275
1921#2,76212#358283
1920#3,5988#348284
1919#1,80121#341274
1918#2,67412#309325
1917#2,31614#330273
1916#2,65811#347242
1915#2,52611#351231
1914#1,54118#353174
1913#2,1649#327155
1912#2,1448#330130
1911#1,9567#37955
1910—#41542
1909—#39738
1908—#35541
1907—#40531
1906—#35534
1905—#36033
1904—#36830
1903—#41123
1902—#38826
1901—#33429
1900—#43027
1899—#32230
1898—#50517
1897—#36027
1896—#41722
1895—#47618
1894—#46418
1893—#53813
1892—#45818
1891—#44116
1890—#43417
1889—#46416
1888—#43019
1887—#48813
1886—#43117
1885—#54712
1884—#6639
1883—#47914
1882—#42618
1881—#50312
1880—#40318
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Adrian was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 13 boys a year got the name.

Where Adrian is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedAKMaine: #164 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 982 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #209 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,620 boysMNIllinois: #353 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,339 boysILWisconsin: #240 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,517 boysWIMichigan: #212 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,874 boysMINew York: #231 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,825 boysNYMassachusetts: #280 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,752 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedSDIowa: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,324 boysIAIndiana: #219 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,172 boysINOhio: #388 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,038 boysOHPennsylvania: #492 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 14,144 boysPANew Jersey: #299 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,816 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #273 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,364 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #292 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,786 boysMOKentucky: #376 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,558 boysKYWest Virginia: #288 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,534 boysWVVirginia: #419 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,789 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNMKansas: #219 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,762 boysKSArkansas: #357 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,917 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #437 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,691 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #300 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,415 boysOKLouisiana: #420 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,735 boysLAMississippi: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,212 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedALGeorgia: #454 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,341 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedHITexas: #591 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,644 boysTXFlorida: #228 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,610 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#164 · 1 in 982
  2. Minnesota#209 · 1 in 1,620
  3. Michigan#212 · 1 in 1,874
  4. Kansas#219 · 1 in 1,762
  5. Indiana#219 · 1 in 2,172

Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#16461 in 982
Minnesota#209131 in 1,620
Michigan#212181 in 1,874
Indiana#219111 in 2,172
Kansas#21991 in 1,762
Florida#22861 in 1,610
New York#231321 in 2,825
Iowa#23991 in 2,324
Wisconsin#24091 in 2,517
California#273111 in 2,364
Massachusetts#28071 in 4,752
West Virginia#28861 in 2,534
Missouri#292101 in 2,786
New Jersey#29951 in 5,816
Oklahoma#30091 in 2,415
Illinois#353101 in 5,339
Mississippi#35661 in 3,212
Arkansas#35761 in 2,917
Kentucky#37671 in 3,558
Ohio#38871 in 7,038
Virginia#41951 in 4,789
Louisiana#42051 in 3,735
North Carolina#43771 in 4,691
Georgia#45461 in 5,341
Pennsylvania#49261 in 14,144
Texas#59191 in 5,644
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Adrian
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 2 spots since 2024 (#72 → #74)
  • 16 spots since 2020 (#58 → #74)
  • 16 spots since 2015 (#58 → #74)
  • Biggest jump: 183 spots in 1899 (#505 → #322)
  • Biggest drop: 184 spots in 1884 (#479 → #663)
Rise & fade · boys
128 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2008 at #56 (7,938 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 39 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1989–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 257
  • Highest: 1 in 257 boys born in 2008 were named Adrian (0.39%)
  • Latest: 1 in 383 boys born in 2025 (0.26%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 24.3% of all boys named Adrian (66,122) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s148#403 (1880)#483
1890s196#322 (1899)#442
1900s312#334 (1901)#380
1910s1,901#309 (1918)#348
1920s2,741#310 (1923)#357
1930s2,176#353 (1938)#376
1940s2,639#362 (1941)#387
1950s4,057#345 (1953)#359
1960s7,672#223 (1969)#274
1970s18,912#111 (1978)#143
1980s28,140#93 (1985)#106
1990s41,982#71 (1998)#91
2000s66,122#56 (2008)#67
2010s65,986#56 (2010)#59
2020s29,281#58 (2020)#66

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Adrian in 1920

girls
#3,598
8 births · 1 in 149,786 girls
boys
#348
284 births · 1 in 3,748 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #3,598Adrian8

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #348Adrian284
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 149,786 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 37.6% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #3,340Zenda9
  2. #3,340Zephyr9
  3. #3,340Zofia9
  4. #3,598Adrian8
  5. #3,598Abelina8
  6. #3,598Adelfa8
  7. #3,598Adra8
  8. #3,957Adabelle7
  9. #3,957Adair7
  10. #3,957Adalee7

Tied with 358 names at #3,598; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 3,748 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 93.0% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #345Merrill289
  2. #346Patsy287
  3. #347Ward286
  4. #348Adrian284
  5. #348Alfonso284
  6. #348Ned284
  7. #351Emery283
  8. #352Pedro279
  9. #353Alva278

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →