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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #121 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 561 boysAKMaine: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,433 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #141 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,262 boysNHWashington: #146 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,020 boysWAIdaho: #197 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,365 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #216 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,730 boysMNIllinois: #127 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 822 boysILWisconsin: #149 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,284 boysWIMichigan: #201 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,708 boysMINew York: #158 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 1,084 boysNYMassachusetts: #200 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,267 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedRIOregon: #116 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 707 boysORNevada: #69 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 323 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #164 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,070 boysSDIowa: #208 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,363 boysIAIndiana: #164 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,415 boysINOhio: #177 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,647 boysOHPennsylvania: #230 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,518 boysPANew Jersey: #125 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 898 boysNJConnecticut: #163 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,291 boysCTCalifornia: #76 for boys · 562 births · 1 in 364 boysCAUtah: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,477 boysUTColorado: #109 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 613 boysCONebraska: #181 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,518 boysNEMissouri: #196 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,671 boysMOKentucky: #140 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 992 boysKYWest Virginia: #161 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,410 boysWVVirginia: #123 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 801 boysVAMaryland: #169 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,066 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedDEArizona: #57 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 259 boysAZNew Mexico: #54 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 227 boysNMKansas: #137 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 894 boysKSArkansas: #135 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 732 boysARTennessee: #145 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 932 boysTNNorth Carolina: #112 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 652 boysNCSouth Carolina: #107 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 553 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #72 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 337 boysDCOklahoma: #170 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,123 boysOKLouisiana: #155 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 787 boysLAMississippi: #116 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 583 boysMSAlabama: #134 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 724 boysALGeorgia: #145 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 863 boysGAHawaii: #110 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 537 boysHITexas: #55 for boys · 517 births · 1 in 279 boysTXFlorida: #116 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 629 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#54 · 1 in 227
  2. Texas#55 · 1 in 279
  3. Arizona#57 · 1 in 259
  4. Nevada#69 · 1 in 323
  5. District of Columbia#72 · 1 in 337

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#54511 in 227
Texas#555171 in 279
Arizona#57911 in 259
Nevada#69181 in 323
District of Columbia#72231 in 337
California#765621 in 364
South Carolina#107381 in 553
Colorado#109411 in 613
Hawaii#110131 in 537
North Carolina#112591 in 652
Florida#1161051 in 629
Mississippi#116331 in 583
Oregon#116271 in 707
Alaska#12181 in 561
Virginia#123441 in 801
New Jersey#125491 in 898
Illinois#1271021 in 822
Alabama#134361 in 724
Arkansas#135211 in 732
Kansas#137201 in 894
Kentucky#140271 in 992
New Hampshire#14151 in 1,262
Georgia#145471 in 863
Tennessee#145351 in 932
Washington#146311 in 1,020
Wisconsin#149271 in 1,284
Louisiana#155481 in 787
New York#1581071 in 1,084
West Virginia#16191 in 1,410
Maine#16251 in 1,433
Connecticut#163141 in 1,291
Indiana#164281 in 1,415
South Dakota#16451 in 1,070
Maryland#169241 in 1,066
Oklahoma#170231 in 1,123
Ohio#177481 in 1,647
Nebraska#18181 in 1,518
Missouri#196221 in 1,671
Idaho#19761 in 1,365
Massachusetts#200161 in 2,267
Utah#200131 in 1,477
Michigan#201381 in 1,708
Iowa#20891 in 2,363
Minnesota#216121 in 2,730
Pennsylvania#230311 in 2,518
Delaware———
Montana———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1982

girls
#497
409 births · 1 in 4,140 girls
boys
#117
2,515 births · 1 in 721 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #497Adrian409

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #117Adrian2,515
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 4,140 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 96.0% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #494Jeanne412
  2. #494Roberta412
  3. #496Kenya411
  4. #497Adrian409
  5. #498Marianne407
  6. #499Marina406
  7. #500Tami405
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 721 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #114Christian2,576
  2. #115Troy2,533
  3. #116Billy2,526
  4. #117Adrian2,515
  5. #118Johnny2,492
  6. #119Luke2,478
  7. #120Blake2,351
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →