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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #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 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #100 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 298 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: #85 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 314 boysWAIdaho: #123 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 413 boysIDMontana: #165 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 577 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #137 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 651 boysMNIllinois: #63 for boys · 313 births · 1 in 250 boysILWisconsin: #111 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 446 boysWIMichigan: #138 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 645 boysMINew York: #93 for boys · 247 births · 1 in 444 boysNYMassachusetts: #118 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 597 boysMARhode Island: #86 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 315 boysRIOregon: #79 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 272 boysORNevada: #52 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 195 boysNVWyoming: #133 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 363 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedSDIowa: #116 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 426 boysIAIndiana: #112 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 456 boysINOhio: #179 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 952 boysOHPennsylvania: #205 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,197 boysPANew Jersey: #88 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 413 boysNJConnecticut: #107 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 483 boysCTCalifornia: #26 for boys · 1,830 births · 1 in 138 boysCAUtah: #133 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 500 boysUTColorado: #61 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 231 boysCONebraska: #106 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 364 boysNEMissouri: #165 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 754 boysMOKentucky: #250 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,155 boysKYWest Virginia: #228 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,274 boysWVVirginia: #152 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 762 boysVAMaryland: #171 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 891 boysMDDelaware: #180 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 821 boysDEArizona: #30 for boys · 269 births · 1 in 154 boysAZNew Mexico: #18 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 105 boysNMKansas: #110 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 395 boysKSArkansas: #118 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 430 boysARTennessee: #144 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 641 boysTNNorth Carolina: #133 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 566 boysNCSouth Carolina: #156 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 748 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #102 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 356 boysDCOklahoma: #98 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 334 boysOKLouisiana: #160 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 708 boysLAMississippi: #143 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 622 boysMSAlabama: #160 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 759 boysALGeorgia: #110 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 478 boysGAHawaii: #105 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 386 boysHITexas: #31 for boys · 1,113 births · 1 in 161 boysTXFlorida: #60 for boys · 368 births · 1 in 260 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#18 · 1 in 105
  2. California#26 · 1 in 138
  3. Arizona#30 · 1 in 154
  4. Texas#31 · 1 in 161
  5. Nevada#52 · 1 in 195

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#181041 in 105
California#261,8301 in 138
Arizona#302691 in 154
Texas#311,1131 in 161
Nevada#52711 in 195
Florida#603681 in 260
Colorado#611281 in 231
Illinois#633131 in 250
Oregon#79711 in 272
Washington#851101 in 314
Rhode Island#86161 in 315
New Jersey#881151 in 413
New York#932471 in 444
Oklahoma#98621 in 334
Alaska#100111 in 298
District of Columbia#102131 in 356
Hawaii#105131 in 386
Nebraska#106291 in 364
Connecticut#107361 in 483
Georgia#1101221 in 478
Kansas#110421 in 395
Wisconsin#111661 in 446
Indiana#112851 in 456
Iowa#116381 in 426
Arkansas#118351 in 430
Massachusetts#118571 in 597
Idaho#123211 in 413
North Carolina#133901 in 566
Utah#133441 in 500
Wyoming#13351 in 363
Minnesota#137461 in 651
Michigan#138871 in 645
Mississippi#143241 in 622
Tennessee#144561 in 641
Virginia#152561 in 762
South Carolina#156281 in 748
Alabama#160311 in 759
Louisiana#160361 in 708
Missouri#165451 in 754
Montana#16571 in 577
Maryland#171321 in 891
Ohio#179701 in 952
Delaware#18051 in 821
Pennsylvania#205531 in 1,197
West Virginia#22871 in 1,274
Kentucky#250191 in 1,155
Maine———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
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 2004

girls
#1,264
170 births · 1 in 10,801 girls
boys
#72
6,140 births · 1 in 323 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #1,264Adrian170

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #72Adrian6,140
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 10,801 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 93.3% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,258Kelsi172
  2. #1,262Emani171
  3. #1,262Jacob171
  4. #1,264Adrian170
  5. #1,264Caydence170
  6. #1,264Dahlia170
  7. #1,264Janeth170
  8. #1,271Kalie169
  9. #1,271Malaya169
  10. #1,273Ania168

Tied with 6 names at #1,264; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

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

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 323 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 99.5% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #69Ian6,507
  2. #70Jesus6,472
  3. #71Carlos6,260
  4. #72Adrian6,140
  5. #73Diego5,876
  6. #74Julian5,673
  7. #75Cole5,648
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

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

See the top 100 for 2004 →