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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNHWashington: #300 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,586 boysWAIdaho: 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: #305 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,837 boysMNIllinois: #402 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,309 boysILWisconsin: #299 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,515 boysWIMichigan: #339 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 6,931 boysMINew York: #284 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 5,097 boysNYMassachusetts: #286 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,694 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: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #338 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,445 boysINOhio: #333 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,771 boysOHPennsylvania: #379 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,886 boysPANew Jersey: #233 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,123 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #331 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,777 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedCONebraska: #258 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,922 boysNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMOKentucky: #336 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,177 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #462 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,662 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: #271 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,349 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedARTennessee: #453 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,417 boysTNNorth Carolina: #528 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,877 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #257 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,890 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMSAlabama: #406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,705 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedHITexas: #375 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,502 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#233 · 1 in 4,123
  2. Louisiana#257 · 1 in 1,890
  3. Nebraska#258 · 1 in 2,922
  4. Kansas#271 · 1 in 3,349
  5. New York#284 · 1 in 5,097

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#233121 in 4,123
Louisiana#257181 in 1,890
Nebraska#25851 in 2,922
Kansas#27161 in 3,349
New York#284311 in 5,097
Massachusetts#28661 in 8,694
Wisconsin#29961 in 6,515
Washington#30061 in 4,586
Minnesota#30561 in 5,837
California#331251 in 4,777
Ohio#333141 in 6,771
Kentucky#33691 in 4,177
Indiana#33871 in 6,445
Michigan#339111 in 6,931
Texas#375281 in 3,502
Pennsylvania#379121 in 9,886
Illinois#402101 in 9,309
Alabama#40671 in 5,705
Tennessee#45351 in 8,417
Virginia#46251 in 7,662
North Carolina#52861 in 8,877
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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 1947

girls
#1,012
76 births · 1 in 23,326 girls
boys
#394
302 births · 1 in 6,058 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #1,012Adrian76

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #394Adrian302
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 23,326 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 83.4% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,008Isabell77
  2. #1,008Jacalyn77
  3. #1,008Marna77
  4. #1,012Adrian76
  5. #1,012Aida76
  6. #1,012Andra76
  7. #1,012Denice76
  8. #1,021Annamarie75
  9. #1,021Candyce75
  10. #1,021Darline75

Tied with 8 names at #1,012; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 6,058 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 90.8% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #391Aubrey307
  2. #392Amos305
  3. #393Todd304
  4. #394Adrian302
  5. #395Arturo301
  6. #396Alonzo300
  7. #397Frederic299
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →