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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #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 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #152 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 533 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMEVermont: #122 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 452 boysVTNew Hampshire: #163 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 819 boysNHWashington: #92 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 353 boysWAIdaho: #132 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 475 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #173 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 672 boysNDMinnesota: #149 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 682 boysMNIllinois: #58 for boys · 311 births · 1 in 252 boysILWisconsin: #127 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 524 boysWIMichigan: #148 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 693 boysMINew York: #97 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 473 boysNYMassachusetts: #120 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 623 boysMARhode Island: #102 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 370 boysRIOregon: #96 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 345 boysORNevada: #31 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 136 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #140 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 494 boysSDIowa: #179 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 775 boysIAIndiana: #144 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 643 boysINOhio: #186 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,015 boysOHPennsylvania: #234 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,585 boysPANew Jersey: #94 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 446 boysNJConnecticut: #90 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 393 boysCTCalifornia: #28 for boys · 1,673 births · 1 in 146 boysCAUtah: #143 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 537 boysUTColorado: #63 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 242 boysCONebraska: #113 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 394 boysNEMissouri: #168 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 793 boysMOKentucky: #191 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,052 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 623 boysVAMaryland: #149 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 786 boysMDDelaware: #107 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 409 boysDEArizona: #29 for boys · 260 births · 1 in 150 boysAZNew Mexico: #23 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 115 boysNMKansas: #96 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 335 boysKSArkansas: #121 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 488 boysARTennessee: #145 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 685 boysTNNorth Carolina: #111 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 503 boysNCSouth Carolina: #142 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 717 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #144 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 522 boysDCOklahoma: #123 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 479 boysOKLouisiana: #162 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 715 boysLAMississippi: #106 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 442 boysMSAlabama: #173 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 891 boysALGeorgia: #119 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 553 boysGAHawaii: #139 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 510 boysHITexas: #38 for boys · 978 births · 1 in 178 boysTXFlorida: #54 for boys · 363 births · 1 in 248 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#23 · 1 in 115
  2. California#28 · 1 in 146
  3. Arizona#29 · 1 in 150
  4. Nevada#31 · 1 in 136
  5. Texas#38 · 1 in 178

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#23921 in 115
California#281,6731 in 146
Arizona#292601 in 150
Nevada#31941 in 136
Texas#389781 in 178
Florida#543631 in 248
Illinois#583111 in 252
Colorado#631241 in 242
Connecticut#90451 in 393
Washington#92951 in 353
New Jersey#941071 in 446
Kansas#96491 in 335
Oregon#96561 in 345
New York#972331 in 473
Rhode Island#102141 in 370
Mississippi#106331 in 442
Delaware#107101 in 409
North Carolina#1111001 in 503
Nebraska#113261 in 394
Georgia#1191011 in 553
Massachusetts#120571 in 623
Arkansas#121301 in 488
Vermont#12251 in 452
Oklahoma#123431 in 479
Wisconsin#127551 in 524
Virginia#131651 in 623
Idaho#132171 in 475
Hawaii#139101 in 510
South Dakota#14081 in 494
South Carolina#142281 in 717
Utah#143401 in 537
District of Columbia#14491 in 522
Indiana#144581 in 643
Tennessee#145511 in 685
Michigan#148811 in 693
Maryland#149361 in 786
Minnesota#149431 in 682
Alaska#15261 in 533
Louisiana#162361 in 715
New Hampshire#16371 in 819
Missouri#168421 in 793
Alabama#173261 in 891
North Dakota#17351 in 672
Iowa#179211 in 775
Ohio#186661 in 1,015
Kentucky#191221 in 1,052
Pennsylvania#234401 in 1,585
Maine———
Montana———
West Virginia———
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 2002

girls
#1,077
197 births · 1 in 9,121 girls
boys
#73
5,684 births · 1 in 342 boys

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #1,077Adrian197

Top boys' names in 2002

  1. #1Jacob30,586
  2. #2Michael28,258
  3. #3Joshua25,998
  4. #4Matthew25,154
  5. #5Ethan22,113
  6. #6Andrew22,037
  7. #7Joseph21,920
  8. #8Christopher21,689
  9. #9Nicholas21,390
  10. #10Daniel21,352
  11. #73Adrian5,684
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 9,121 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 94.0% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,073Gladys198
  2. #1,073Marian198
  3. #1,073Mira198
  4. #1,077Adrian197
  5. #1,077Campbell197
  6. #1,077Dawn197
  7. #1,077Hillary197
  8. #1,084Alexi196
  9. #1,084Isha196
  10. #1,084Jamia196

Tied with 6 names at #1,077; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

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

boys

1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 342 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 99.4% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #70Timothy6,020
  2. #71Cody5,939
  3. #72Seth5,740
  4. #73Adrian5,684
  5. #74Devin5,440
  6. #75Lucas5,381
  7. #76Blake5,358
Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 10,021Omarion#10,556 → #535
  2. ↑ 3,583Amarion#4,302 → #719
  3. ↑ 3,370Yahir#3,974 → #604
  4. ↑ 1,466Gael#2,185 → #719
  5. ↑ 1,287Lisandro#2,185 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 546Daunte#968 → #1,514
  2. ↓ 405Imanol#921 → #1,326
  3. ↓ 376Shemar#594 → #970
  4. ↓ 347Jade#958 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 311Jalon#873 → #1,184

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

See the top 100 for 2002 →