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
#56
2008 · 7,938 births
Debut · boys
1880
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #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 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #111 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 524 boysAKMaine: 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: #139 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 972 boysWAIdaho: #133 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 778 boysIDMontana: #169 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,160 boysMTNorth Dakota: #136 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 950 boysNDMinnesota: #175 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,909 boysMNIllinois: #140 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 900 boysILWisconsin: #153 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,306 boysWIMichigan: #173 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,374 boysMINew York: #161 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 1,072 boysNYMassachusetts: #247 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,163 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedRIOregon: #151 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,103 boysORNevada: #126 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 754 boysNVWyoming: #137 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 785 boysWYSouth Dakota: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,135 boysSDIowa: #281 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,764 boysIAIndiana: #112 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 852 boysINOhio: #171 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,483 boysOHPennsylvania: #205 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,965 boysPANew Jersey: #188 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,378 boysNJConnecticut: #230 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,175 boysCTCalifornia: #88 for boys · 463 births · 1 in 415 boysCAUtah: #206 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,610 boysUTColorado: #110 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 651 boysCONebraska: #109 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 706 boysNEMissouri: #194 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,556 boysMOKentucky: #168 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,339 boysKYWest Virginia: #206 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,996 boysWVVirginia: #174 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,255 boysVAMaryland: #179 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,231 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedDEArizona: #59 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 275 boysAZNew Mexico: #61 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 262 boysNMKansas: #139 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 896 boysKSArkansas: #155 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 901 boysARTennessee: #138 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 838 boysTNNorth Carolina: #119 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 673 boysNCSouth Carolina: #78 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 398 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #99 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 492 boysDCOklahoma: #145 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 918 boysOKLouisiana: #136 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 653 boysLAMississippi: #125 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 625 boysMSAlabama: #111 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 572 boysALGeorgia: #104 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 549 boysGAHawaii: #161 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 769 boysHITexas: #54 for boys · 497 births · 1 in 268 boysTXFlorida: #118 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 643 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#54 · 1 in 268
  2. Arizona#59 · 1 in 275
  3. New Mexico#61 · 1 in 262
  4. South Carolina#78 · 1 in 398
  5. California#88 · 1 in 415

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#544971 in 268
Arizona#59821 in 275
New Mexico#61431 in 262
South Carolina#78541 in 398
California#884631 in 415
District of Columbia#99161 in 492
Georgia#104751 in 549
Nebraska#109181 in 706
Colorado#110351 in 651
Alabama#111481 in 572
Alaska#11171 in 524
Indiana#112491 in 852
Florida#118931 in 643
North Carolina#119571 in 673
Mississippi#125321 in 625
Nevada#12671 in 754
Idaho#133111 in 778
Louisiana#136561 in 653
North Dakota#13661 in 950
Wyoming#13751 in 785
Tennessee#138401 in 838
Kansas#139201 in 896
Washington#139321 in 972
Illinois#140961 in 900
Oklahoma#145251 in 918
Oregon#151181 in 1,103
Wisconsin#153271 in 1,306
Arkansas#155181 in 901
Hawaii#16191 in 769
New York#1611051 in 1,072
Kentucky#168211 in 1,339
Montana#16951 in 1,160
Ohio#171551 in 1,483
South Dakota#17251 in 1,135
Michigan#173491 in 1,374
Virginia#174271 in 1,255
Minnesota#175171 in 1,909
Maryland#179191 in 1,231
New Jersey#188311 in 1,378
Missouri#194241 in 1,556
Pennsylvania#205391 in 1,965
Utah#206121 in 1,610
West Virginia#20671 in 1,996
Connecticut#23081 in 2,175
Massachusetts#247111 in 3,163
Iowa#28161 in 3,764
Delaware———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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 1980

girls
#544
346 births · 1 in 4,799 girls
boys
#115
2,393 births · 1 in 745 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #544Adrian346

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #115Adrian2,393
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 4,799 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 95.5% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #541Athena348
  2. #541Devin348
  3. #543Sue347
  4. #544Adrian346
  5. #545Carey342
  6. #546Meaghan341
  7. #547Dayna340
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

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

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 745 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #112Alan2,671
  2. #113Johnny2,641
  3. #114Tyler2,623
  4. #115Adrian2,393
  5. #116Brad2,371
  6. #117Ricardo2,324
  7. #118Christian2,318
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

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

See the top 100 for 1980 →