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
- Peak · boys
- 2008 · 7,938 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 272,265since 1880
Adrian over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,645 | 41 | #74 | 4,464 |
| 2024 | #2,857 | 58 | #72 | 4,642 |
| 2023 | #2,517 | 70 | #67 | 4,666 |
| 2022 | #2,756 | 62 | #63 | 5,044 |
| 2021 | #2,384 | 75 | #61 | 5,144 |
| 2020 | #2,631 | 64 | #58 | 5,321 |
| 2019 | #2,193 | 84 | #56 | 5,786 |
| 2018 | #2,302 | 79 | #62 | 5,817 |
| 2017 | #1,815 | 114 | #58 | 6,236 |
| 2016 | #1,884 | 108 | #60 | 6,337 |
| 2015 | #2,236 | 84 | #58 | 6,540 |
| 2014 | #1,892 | 106 | #59 | 6,706 |
| 2013 | #1,675 | 126 | #60 | 6,854 |
| 2012 | #1,624 | 133 | #61 | 6,952 |
| 2011 | #1,392 | 164 | #56 | 7,349 |
| 2010 | #1,402 | 163 | #56 | 7,409 |
| 2009 | #1,450 | 160 | #59 | 7,633 |
| 2008 | #1,453 | 162 | #56 | 7,938 |
| 2007 | #1,340 | 181 | #61 | 7,742 |
| 2006 | #1,307 | 179 | #63 | 7,383 |
| 2005 | #1,307 | 169 | #65 | 6,727 |
| 2004 | #1,264 | 170 | #72 | 6,140 |
| 2003 | #1,233 | 171 | #68 | 6,110 |
| 2002 | #1,077 | 197 | #73 | 5,684 |
| 2001 | #1,117 | 189 | #75 | 5,424 |
| 2000 | #999 | 212 | #78 | 5,341 |
| 1999 | #1,126 | 176 | #79 | 5,066 |
| 1998 | #862 | 246 | #71 | 5,429 |
| 1997 | #883 | 230 | #95 | 4,116 |
| 1996 | #913 | 215 | #92 | 4,112 |
| 1995 | #853 | 229 | #96 | 3,911 |
| 1994 | #833 | 241 | #97 | 3,814 |
| 1993 | #670 | 325 | #99 | 3,754 |
| 1992 | #702 | 307 | #96 | 3,859 |
| 1991 | #662 | 329 | #93 | 3,921 |
| 1990 | #602 | 376 | #94 | 4,000 |
| 1989 | #666 | 304 | #100 | 3,418 |
| 1988 | #557 | 385 | #101 | 3,220 |
| 1987 | #563 | 355 | #102 | 2,846 |
| 1986 | #618 | 305 | #99 | 2,943 |
| 1985 | #517 | 388 | #93 | 3,132 |
| 1984 | #451 | 459 | #107 | 2,656 |
| 1983 | #440 | 479 | #107 | 2,550 |
| 1982 | #497 | 409 | #117 | 2,515 |
| 1981 | #581 | 317 | #115 | 2,467 |
| 1980 | #544 | 346 | #115 | 2,393 |
| 1979 | #539 | 348 | #113 | 2,363 |
| 1978 | #553 | 315 | #111 | 2,306 |
| 1977 | #612 | 274 | #121 | 2,262 |
| 1976 | #706 | 208 | #124 | 2,119 |
| 1975 | #699 | 212 | #133 | 1,953 |
| 1974 | #732 | 194 | #138 | 1,817 |
| 1973 | #723 | 199 | #154 | 1,612 |
| 1972 | #635 | 241 | #157 | 1,678 |
| 1971 | #673 | 230 | #177 | 1,507 |
| 1970 | #717 | 214 | #200 | 1,295 |
| 1969 | #708 | 200 | #223 | 1,044 |
| 1968 | #638 | 230 | #231 | 958 |
| 1967 | #624 | 232 | #247 | 813 |
| 1966 | #778 | 159 | #266 | 756 |
| 1965 | #951 | 116 | #268 | 772 |
| 1964 | #829 | 160 | #276 | 784 |
| 1963 | #964 | 121 | #305 | 653 |
| 1962 | #871 | 145 | #290 | 703 |
| 1961 | #1,031 | 112 | #311 | 634 |
| 1960 | #1,043 | 106 | #327 | 555 |
| 1959 | #1,013 | 109 | #353 | 484 |
| 1958 | #1,059 | 98 | #367 | 443 |
| 1957 | #1,026 | 104 | #351 | 463 |
| 1956 | #977 | 107 | #351 | 441 |
| 1955 | #1,062 | 90 | #348 | 431 |
| 1954 | #1,000 | 95 | #368 | 367 |
| 1953 | #1,034 | 87 | #345 | 404 |
| 1952 | #946 | 97 | #353 | 368 |
| 1951 | #945 | 96 | #363 | 358 |
| 1950 | #876 | 102 | #390 | 298 |
| 1949 | #872 | 101 | #380 | 314 |
| 1948 | #1,095 | 66 | #391 | 305 |
| 1947 | #1,012 | 76 | #394 | 302 |
| 1946 | #1,239 | 48 | #382 | 290 |
| 1945 | #1,232 | 42 | #395 | 231 |
| 1944 | #1,255 | 40 | #387 | 241 |
| 1943 | #1,367 | 36 | #414 | 222 |
| 1942 | #1,264 | 40 | #392 | 237 |
| 1941 | #1,294 | 35 | #362 | 260 |
| 1940 | #1,404 | 29 | #370 | 237 |
| 1939 | #1,638 | 22 | #354 | 248 |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 | #353 | 247 |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | #361 | 224 |
| 1936 | #1,445 | 26 | #370 | 217 |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 | #372 | 211 |
| 1934 | #1,372 | 28 | #382 | 205 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #392 | 195 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #385 | 210 |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | #383 | 214 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #410 | 205 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #383 | 228 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #390 | 230 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #403 | 221 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #345 | 280 |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 | #363 | 267 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #315 | 333 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #310 | 340 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | #358 | 275 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #358 | 283 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #348 | 284 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | #341 | 274 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #309 | 325 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | #330 | 273 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #347 | 242 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #351 | 231 |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 18 | #353 | 174 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #327 | 155 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #330 | 130 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #379 | 55 |
| 1910 | — | #415 | 42 | |
| 1909 | — | #397 | 38 | |
| 1908 | — | #355 | 41 | |
| 1907 | — | #405 | 31 | |
| 1906 | — | #355 | 34 | |
| 1905 | — | #360 | 33 | |
| 1904 | — | #368 | 30 | |
| 1903 | — | #411 | 23 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | — | #430 | 27 | |
| 1899 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #360 | 27 | |
| 1896 | — | #417 | 22 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #464 | 18 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #441 | 16 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #464 | 16 | |
| 1888 | — | #430 | 19 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #431 | 17 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #479 | 14 | |
| 1882 | — | #426 | 18 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
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 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#182 · 1 in 1,148
- Minnesota#189 · 1 in 1,576
- Iowa#220 · 1 in 1,948
- Colorado#224 · 1 in 1,724
- Kentucky#241 · 1 in 1,976
Best ever in a state: #16 in New Mexico, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #182 | 5 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Minnesota | #189 | 13 | 1 in 1,576 |
| Iowa | #220 | 10 | 1 in 1,948 |
| Colorado | #224 | 5 | 1 in 1,724 |
| Kentucky | #241 | 13 | 1 in 1,976 |
| New Jersey | #256 | 7 | 1 in 4,201 |
| Kansas | #259 | 6 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Wisconsin | #271 | 7 | 1 in 3,537 |
| Massachusetts | #279 | 6 | 1 in 5,531 |
| Florida | #292 | 5 | 1 in 2,616 |
| Michigan | #311 | 9 | 1 in 4,643 |
| New York | #312 | 19 | 1 in 5,150 |
| Illinois | #327 | 11 | 1 in 5,240 |
| Ohio | #333 | 9 | 1 in 5,841 |
| Louisiana | #334 | 7 | 1 in 2,742 |
| Mississippi | #353 | 6 | 1 in 3,324 |
| Texas | #364 | 22 | 1 in 2,638 |
| California | #377 | 9 | 1 in 4,168 |
| Pennsylvania | #381 | 10 | 1 in 8,404 |
| North Carolina | #517 | 5 | 1 in 6,872 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2008 at #56 (7,938 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1989–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 257 boys born in 2008 were named Adrian (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 383 boys born in 2025 (0.26%)
- 24.3% of all boys named Adrian (66,122) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 148 | #403 (1880) | #483 |
| 1890s | 196 | #322 (1899) | #442 |
| 1900s | 312 | #334 (1901) | #380 |
| 1910s | 1,901 | #309 (1918) | #348 |
| 1920s | 2,741 | #310 (1923) | #357 |
| 1930s | 2,176 | #353 (1938) | #376 |
| 1940s | 2,639 | #362 (1941) | #387 |
| 1950s | 4,057 | #345 (1953) | #359 |
| 1960s | 7,672 | #223 (1969) | #274 |
| 1970s | 18,912 | #111 (1978) | #143 |
| 1980s | 28,140 | #93 (1985) | #106 |
| 1990s | 41,982 | #71 (1998) | #91 |
| 2000s | 66,122 | #56 (2008) | #67 |
| 2010s | 65,986 | #56 (2010) | #59 |
| 2020s | 29,281 | #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 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 96,110 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 51.8% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,497Willma13
- #2,497Zeta13
- #2,497Zoila13
- #2,623Adrian12
- #2,623Albertia12
- #2,623Alvie12
- #2,623Annell12
- #2,768Adda11
- #2,768Adelfa11
- #2,768Altagracia11
Tied with 144 names at #2,623; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 4,816 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).