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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007peak #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 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 385 boysAKMaine: #163 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 676 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #140 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 547 boysNHWashington: #61 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 229 boysWAIdaho: #61 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 228 boysIDMontana: #134 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 414 boysMTNorth Dakota: #121 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 392 boysNDMinnesota: #127 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 543 boysMNIllinois: #45 for boys · 391 births · 1 in 198 boysILWisconsin: #95 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 383 boysWIMichigan: #116 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 495 boysMINew York: #79 for boys · 319 births · 1 in 347 boysNYMassachusetts: #85 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 353 boysMARhode Island: #52 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 165 boysRIOregon: #66 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 240 boysORNevada: #23 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 127 boysNVWyoming: #89 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 236 boysWYSouth Dakota: #94 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 286 boysSDIowa: #113 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 426 boysIAIndiana: #103 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 404 boysINOhio: #163 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 802 boysOHPennsylvania: #154 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 727 boysPANew Jersey: #70 for boys · 157 births · 1 in 298 boysNJConnecticut: #78 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 281 boysCTCalifornia: #19 for boys · 2,148 births · 1 in 122 boysCAUtah: #136 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 486 boysUTColorado: #52 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 210 boysCONebraska: #97 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 355 boysNEMissouri: #172 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 796 boysMOKentucky: #121 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 483 boysKYWest Virginia: #133 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 531 boysWVVirginia: #107 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 476 boysVAMaryland: #90 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 376 boysMDDelaware: #146 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 586 boysDEArizona: #24 for boys · 332 births · 1 in 136 boysAZNew Mexico: #20 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 111 boysNMKansas: #86 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 307 boysKSArkansas: #105 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 368 boysARTennessee: #132 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 568 boysTNNorth Carolina: #94 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 393 boysNCSouth Carolina: #109 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 450 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #88 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 285 boysDCOklahoma: #60 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 239 boysOKLouisiana: #180 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 810 boysLAMississippi: #110 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 484 boysMSAlabama: #120 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 482 boysALGeorgia: #94 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 394 boysGAHawaii: #88 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 273 boysHITexas: #26 for boys · 1,266 births · 1 in 150 boysTXFlorida: #45 for boys · 534 births · 1 in 195 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#19 · 1 in 122
  2. New Mexico#20 · 1 in 111
  3. Nevada#23 · 1 in 127
  4. Arizona#24 · 1 in 136
  5. Texas#26 · 1 in 150

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#192,1481 in 122
New Mexico#201031 in 111
Nevada#231261 in 127
Arizona#243321 in 136
Texas#261,2661 in 150
Florida#455341 in 195
Illinois#453911 in 198
Colorado#521431 in 210
Rhode Island#52291 in 165
Oklahoma#60911 in 239
Idaho#61411 in 228
Washington#611621 in 229
Oregon#66851 in 240
New Jersey#701571 in 298
Connecticut#78591 in 281
New York#793191 in 347
Massachusetts#85931 in 353
Kansas#86561 in 307
District of Columbia#88161 in 285
Hawaii#88181 in 273
Wyoming#8991 in 236
Maryland#90801 in 376
Georgia#941601 in 394
North Carolina#941431 in 393
South Dakota#94151 in 286
Wisconsin#95781 in 383
Nebraska#97301 in 355
Indiana#103971 in 404
Arkansas#105431 in 368
Virginia#107931 in 476
South Carolina#109511 in 450
Mississippi#110341 in 484
Iowa#113391 in 426
Michigan#1161081 in 495
Alabama#120521 in 482
Kentucky#121501 in 483
North Dakota#12191 in 392
Alaska#12691 in 385
Minnesota#127561 in 543
Tennessee#132681 in 568
West Virginia#133171 in 531
Montana#134101 in 414
Utah#136491 in 486
New Hampshire#140101 in 547
Delaware#14671 in 586
Pennsylvania#154891 in 727
Maine#16381 in 676
Ohio#163821 in 802
Missouri#172441 in 796
Louisiana#180321 in 810
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 2007

girls
#1,340
181 births · 1 in 10,622 girls
boys
#61
7,742 births · 1 in 268 boys

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #1,340Adrian181

Top boys' names in 2007

  1. #1Jacob24,310
  2. #2Michael22,027
  3. #3Ethan21,041
  4. #4Joshua20,669
  5. #5Daniel20,268
  6. #6Christopher20,030
  7. #7Anthony19,639
  8. #8William18,898
  9. #9Matthew18,756
  10. #10Andrew18,461
  11. #61Adrian7,742
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 10,622 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 93.5% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,332Jaime182
  2. #1,332Kaci182
  3. #1,332Marian182
  4. #1,340Adrian181
  5. #1,340Anisa181
  6. #1,340Brionna181
  7. #1,340Caitlynn181
  8. #1,351Jocelin180
  9. #1,351Saanvi180
  10. #1,351Tamya180

Tied with 10 names at #1,340; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

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

boys

2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 268 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #58Diego8,216
  2. #59Jason8,120
  3. #60Luis8,054
  4. #61Adrian7,742
  5. #62Charles7,452
  6. #63Juan7,422
  7. #64Brayden7,226
Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,623Nery#3,524 → #901
  2. ↑ 813Dereon#1,738 → #925
  3. ↑ 572Kingston#926 → #354
  4. ↑ 411Kellan#1,294 → #883
  5. ↑ 410Kelan#1,387 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 503Imanol#985 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 373Bode#856 → #1,229
  3. ↓ 344Jordy#680 → #1,024
  4. ↓ 265Koen#859 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 261Korey#985 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 2007 →