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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #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 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #127 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 386 boysAKMaine: #163 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 629 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #168 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 729 boysNHWashington: #59 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 243 boysWAIdaho: #59 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 219 boysIDMontana: #155 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 500 boysMTNorth Dakota: #122 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 370 boysNDMinnesota: #77 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 301 boysMNIllinois: #39 for boys · 403 births · 1 in 180 boysILWisconsin: #96 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 363 boysWIMichigan: #127 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 581 boysMINew York: #70 for boys · 353 births · 1 in 305 boysNYMassachusetts: #94 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 409 boysMARhode Island: #59 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 192 boysRIOregon: #58 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 225 boysORNevada: #22 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 131 boysNVWyoming: #85 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 230 boysWYSouth Dakota: #137 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 412 boysSDIowa: #121 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 428 boysIAIndiana: #103 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 389 boysINOhio: #140 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 639 boysOHPennsylvania: #120 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 555 boysPANew Jersey: #65 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 259 boysNJConnecticut: #62 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 225 boysCTCalifornia: #16 for boys · 2,101 births · 1 in 115 boysCAUtah: #108 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 390 boysUTColorado: #48 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 201 boysCONebraska: #84 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 288 boysNEMissouri: #150 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 608 boysMOKentucky: #152 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 617 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #86 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 370 boysVAMaryland: #93 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 399 boysMDDelaware: #143 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 539 boysDEArizona: #20 for boys · 310 births · 1 in 129 boysAZNew Mexico: #19 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 110 boysNMKansas: #54 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 207 boysKSArkansas: #117 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 429 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 491 boysTNNorth Carolina: #92 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 382 boysNCSouth Carolina: #120 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 529 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #60 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 202 boysDCOklahoma: #81 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 290 boysOKLouisiana: #128 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 501 boysLAMississippi: #110 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 452 boysMSAlabama: #120 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 493 boysALGeorgia: #100 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 425 boysGAHawaii: #95 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 307 boysHITexas: #24 for boys · 1,210 births · 1 in 154 boysTXFlorida: #43 for boys · 486 births · 1 in 196 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#16 · 1 in 115
  2. New Mexico#19 · 1 in 110
  3. Arizona#20 · 1 in 129
  4. Nevada#22 · 1 in 131
  5. Texas#24 · 1 in 154

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#162,1011 in 115
New Mexico#19961 in 110
Arizona#203101 in 129
Nevada#221101 in 131
Texas#241,2101 in 154
Illinois#394031 in 180
Florida#434861 in 196
Colorado#481431 in 201
Kansas#54811 in 207
Oregon#58861 in 225
Idaho#59401 in 219
Rhode Island#59221 in 192
Washington#591521 in 243
District of Columbia#60211 in 202
Connecticut#62681 in 225
New Jersey#651721 in 259
New York#703531 in 305
Minnesota#77971 in 301
Oklahoma#81741 in 290
Nebraska#84361 in 288
Wyoming#8591 in 230
Virginia#861141 in 370
North Carolina#921411 in 382
Maryland#93721 in 399
Massachusetts#94761 in 409
Hawaii#95151 in 307
Wisconsin#96791 in 363
Georgia#1001391 in 425
Indiana#103961 in 389
Utah#108591 in 390
Mississippi#110331 in 452
Arkansas#117351 in 429
Tennessee#118741 in 491
Alabama#120491 in 493
Pennsylvania#1201121 in 555
South Carolina#120411 in 529
Iowa#121371 in 428
North Dakota#12291 in 370
Alaska#12791 in 386
Michigan#127851 in 581
Louisiana#128501 in 501
South Dakota#137101 in 412
Ohio#140981 in 639
Delaware#14371 in 539
Missouri#150551 in 608
Kentucky#152381 in 617
Montana#15581 in 500
Maine#16381 in 629
New Hampshire#16871 in 729
Vermont———
West Virginia———

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 2009

girls
#1,450
160 births · 1 in 11,482 girls
boys
#59
7,633 births · 1 in 260 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #1,450Adrian160

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #59Adrian7,633
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 11,482 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 92.8% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,444Lourdes161
  2. #1,444Sunny161
  3. #1,444Thea161
  4. #1,450Adrian160
  5. #1,450Alyse160
  6. #1,450Anaiah160
  7. #1,450Betsy160
  8. #1,463Brylie159
  9. #1,463Estelle159
  10. #1,463Flor159

Tied with 12 names at #1,450; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

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

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 260 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #56Hunter7,751
  2. #57Thomas7,728
  3. #58Cameron7,638
  4. #59Adrian7,633
  5. #60Wyatt7,404
  6. #61Chase7,394
  7. #62Julian7,388
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

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

See the top 100 for 2009 →