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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #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 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #134 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 418 boysAKMaine: #139 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 551 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedNHWashington: #76 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 286 boysWAIdaho: #62 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 222 boysIDMontana: #161 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 543 boysMTNorth Dakota: #158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 573 boysNDMinnesota: #115 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 481 boysMNIllinois: #45 for boys · 375 births · 1 in 205 boysILWisconsin: #101 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 394 boysWIMichigan: #119 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 537 boysMINew York: #81 for boys · 301 births · 1 in 364 boysNYMassachusetts: #105 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 464 boysMARhode Island: #74 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 242 boysRIOregon: #69 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 245 boysORNevada: #27 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 139 boysNVWyoming: #127 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 365 boysWYSouth Dakota: #165 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 529 boysSDIowa: #119 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 446 boysIAIndiana: #122 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 479 boysINOhio: #174 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 910 boysOHPennsylvania: #179 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 977 boysPANew Jersey: #78 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 334 boysNJConnecticut: #84 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 344 boysCTCalifornia: #19 for boys · 2,120 births · 1 in 123 boysCAUtah: #99 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 382 boysUTColorado: #55 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 215 boysCONebraska: #84 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 287 boysNEMissouri: #133 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 564 boysMOKentucky: #155 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 774 boysKYWest Virginia: #185 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 877 boysWVVirginia: #110 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 505 boysVAMaryland: #106 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 456 boysMDDelaware: #133 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 494 boysDEArizona: #24 for boys · 329 births · 1 in 138 boysAZNew Mexico: #22 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 118 boysNMKansas: #83 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 276 boysKSArkansas: #91 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 340 boysARTennessee: #146 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 681 boysTNNorth Carolina: #103 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 436 boysNCSouth Carolina: #122 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 527 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 275 boysDCOklahoma: #69 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 260 boysOKLouisiana: #163 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 678 boysLAMississippi: #125 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 553 boysMSAlabama: #141 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 601 boysALGeorgia: #88 for boys · 164 births · 1 in 381 boysGAHawaii: #143 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 510 boysHITexas: #25 for boys · 1,276 births · 1 in 146 boysTXFlorida: #51 for boys · 477 births · 1 in 217 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#19 · 1 in 123
  2. New Mexico#22 · 1 in 118
  3. Arizona#24 · 1 in 138
  4. Texas#25 · 1 in 146
  5. Nevada#27 · 1 in 139

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#192,1201 in 123
New Mexico#22961 in 118
Arizona#243291 in 138
Texas#251,2761 in 146
Nevada#271121 in 139
Illinois#453751 in 205
Florida#514771 in 217
Colorado#551411 in 215
Idaho#62411 in 222
Oklahoma#69831 in 260
Oregon#69831 in 245
Rhode Island#74201 in 242
Washington#761271 in 286
New Jersey#781411 in 334
District of Columbia#81171 in 275
New York#813011 in 364
Kansas#83611 in 276
Connecticut#84491 in 344
Nebraska#84371 in 287
Georgia#881641 in 381
Arkansas#91461 in 340
Utah#99611 in 382
Wisconsin#101761 in 394
North Carolina#1031251 in 436
Massachusetts#105711 in 464
Maryland#106661 in 456
Virginia#110871 in 505
Minnesota#115641 in 481
Iowa#119381 in 446
Michigan#1191011 in 537
Indiana#122811 in 479
South Carolina#122431 in 527
Mississippi#125291 in 553
Wyoming#12761 in 365
Delaware#13381 in 494
Missouri#133621 in 564
Alaska#13481 in 418
Maine#139101 in 551
Alabama#141421 in 601
Hawaii#143101 in 510
Tennessee#146551 in 681
Kentucky#155311 in 774
North Dakota#15861 in 573
Montana#16181 in 543
Louisiana#163371 in 678
South Dakota#16581 in 529
Ohio#174731 in 910
Pennsylvania#179661 in 977
West Virginia#185101 in 877
New Hampshire———
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 2006

girls
#1,307
179 births · 1 in 10,621 girls
boys
#63
7,383 births · 1 in 278 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #1,307Adrian179

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #63Adrian7,383
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 10,621 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 93.5% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,299Noel180
  2. #1,299Priya180
  3. #1,299Rileigh180
  4. #1,307Adrian179
  5. #1,307Aliah179
  6. #1,307Eloise179
  7. #1,307Gisele179
  8. #1,314Abbygail178
  9. #1,314Aleigha178
  10. #1,314Estella178

Tied with 6 names at #1,307; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

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

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 278 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #60Charles8,013
  2. #61Juan7,940
  3. #62Luis7,921
  4. #63Adrian7,383
  5. #64Adam6,806
  6. #65Julian6,797
  7. #66Bryan6,699
Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

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

See the top 100 for 2006 →