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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • 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: 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: #298 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,308 boysMNIllinois: #393 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,434 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWIMichigan: #326 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,246 boysMINew York: #312 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 3,818 boysNYMassachusetts: #349 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,437 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: #377 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,783 boysINOhio: #346 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,906 boysOHPennsylvania: #329 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 6,308 boysPANew Jersey: #301 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,438 boysNJConnecticut: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,972 boysCTCalifornia: #276 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 2,240 boysCAUtah: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,429 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #437 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,149 boysMOKentucky: #302 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,546 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #333 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,837 boysVAMaryland: #230 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,186 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedDEArizona: #340 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,830 boysAZNew Mexico: #205 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,143 boysNMKansas: #348 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,585 boysKSArkansas: #366 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,859 boysARTennessee: #321 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,589 boysTNNorth Carolina: #248 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,863 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #218 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,655 boysDCOklahoma: #393 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,752 boysOKLouisiana: #340 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,014 boysLAMississippi: #393 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,479 boysMSAlabama: #384 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,727 boysALGeorgia: #534 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,647 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedHITexas: #262 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,572 boysTXFlorida: #257 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,890 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#205 · 1 in 1,143
  2. District of Columbia#218 · 1 in 1,655
  3. Maryland#230 · 1 in 2,186
  4. Connecticut#235 · 1 in 2,972
  5. North Carolina#248 · 1 in 1,863

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#205121 in 1,143
District of Columbia#21891 in 1,655
Maryland#230151 in 2,186
Connecticut#23591 in 2,972
North Carolina#248281 in 1,863
Florida#257291 in 1,890
Texas#262781 in 1,572
California#276831 in 2,240
Utah#29351 in 2,429
Minnesota#29881 in 5,308
New Jersey#301141 in 4,438
Kentucky#302101 in 3,546
New York#312471 in 3,818
Tennessee#321111 in 3,589
Michigan#326181 in 5,246
Pennsylvania#329191 in 6,308
Virginia#333111 in 3,837
Arizona#34061 in 2,830
Louisiana#340141 in 3,014
Ohio#346191 in 5,906
Kansas#34851 in 4,585
Massachusetts#34951 in 11,437
Arkansas#36651 in 3,859
Indiana#37781 in 6,783
Alabama#38481 in 4,727
Illinois#393181 in 6,434
Mississippi#39361 in 4,479
Oklahoma#39351 in 4,752
Missouri#43761 in 8,149
Georgia#53451 in 9,647
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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 1960

girls
#1,043
106 births · 1 in 19,075 girls
boys
#327
555 births · 1 in 3,842 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #1,043Adrian106

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #327Adrian555
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 19,075 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 85.8% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,039Pamella107
  2. #1,039Queen107
  3. #1,039Trudi107
  4. #1,043Adrian106
  5. #1,043Johnna106
  6. #1,043Starr106
  7. #1,043Thea106
  8. #1,047Dian105
  9. #1,047Elissa105
  10. #1,047Janene105

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

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 3,842 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 92.9% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #324Dewayne580
  2. #325Sherman563
  3. #326Otis556
  4. #327Adrian555
  5. #328Drew553
  6. #329Bennie550
  7. #330Travis549
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →