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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • 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: #153 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,039 boysWAIdaho: #123 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 643 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #138 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 910 boysNDMinnesota: #199 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,035 boysMNIllinois: #156 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 979 boysILWisconsin: #171 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,619 boysWIMichigan: #221 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,005 boysMINew York: #185 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,299 boysNYMassachusetts: #249 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,414 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedRIOregon: #159 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,069 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #157 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 925 boysSDIowa: #212 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,119 boysIAIndiana: #151 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,163 boysINOhio: #188 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,589 boysOHPennsylvania: #194 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,880 boysPANew Jersey: #224 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,784 boysNJConnecticut: #268 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,763 boysCTCalifornia: #98 for boys · 310 births · 1 in 485 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedUTColorado: #105 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 587 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNEMissouri: #203 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,533 boysMOKentucky: #168 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,231 boysKYWest Virginia: #223 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,134 boysWVVirginia: #149 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 870 boysVAMaryland: #135 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 771 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedDEArizona: #95 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 487 boysAZNew Mexico: #61 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 239 boysNMKansas: #91 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 426 boysKSArkansas: #128 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 676 boysARTennessee: #132 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 781 boysTNNorth Carolina: #135 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 792 boysNCSouth Carolina: #120 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 578 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #151 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 720 boysDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 930 boysOKLouisiana: #160 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 756 boysLAMississippi: #104 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 504 boysMSAlabama: #123 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 644 boysALGeorgia: #146 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 794 boysGAHawaii: #165 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 743 boysHITexas: #74 for boys · 332 births · 1 in 318 boysTXFlorida: #111 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 610 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#61 · 1 in 239
  2. Texas#74 · 1 in 318
  3. Kansas#91 · 1 in 426
  4. Arizona#95 · 1 in 487
  5. California#98 · 1 in 485

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#61381 in 239
Texas#743321 in 318
Kansas#91331 in 426
Arizona#95371 in 487
California#983101 in 485
Mississippi#104371 in 504
Colorado#105311 in 587
Florida#111831 in 610
South Carolina#120361 in 578
Alabama#123411 in 644
Idaho#123101 in 643
Arkansas#128231 in 676
Tennessee#132401 in 781
Maryland#135271 in 771
North Carolina#135491 in 792
North Dakota#13851 in 910
Georgia#146481 in 794
Virginia#149361 in 870
District of Columbia#151111 in 720
Indiana#151341 in 1,163
Oklahoma#151201 in 930
Washington#153221 in 1,039
Illinois#156801 in 979
South Dakota#15751 in 925
Oregon#159141 in 1,069
Louisiana#160391 in 756
Hawaii#16581 in 743
Kentucky#168211 in 1,231
Wisconsin#171191 in 1,619
New York#185881 in 1,299
Ohio#188491 in 1,589
Pennsylvania#194391 in 1,880
Minnesota#199131 in 2,035
Missouri#203221 in 1,533
Iowa#21291 in 2,119
Michigan#221321 in 2,005
West Virginia#22361 in 2,134
New Jersey#224241 in 1,784
Massachusetts#249101 in 3,414
Connecticut#26861 in 2,763
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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 1974

girls
#732
194 births · 1 in 7,565 girls
boys
#138
1,817 births · 1 in 865 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #732Adrian194

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #138Adrian1,817
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 7,565 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 92.9% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #729Racheal196
  2. #730Noemi195
  3. #730Sharla195
  4. #732Adrian194
  5. #732Annemarie194
  6. #732Katy194
  7. #732Niki194
  8. #738Corrie193
  9. #738Helena193
  10. #738Kira193

Tied with 5 names at #732; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 865 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 97.7% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #135Frederick1,928
  2. #136Bruce1,854
  3. #137Darrell1,840
  4. #138Adrian1,817
  5. #139Tyrone1,816
  6. #140Ricardo1,812
  7. #141Ronnie1,789
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →