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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016peak #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 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #116 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 329 boysAKMaine: #186 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 649 boysMEVermont: #78 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 207 boysVTNew Hampshire: #151 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 514 boysNHWashington: #65 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 278 boysWAIdaho: #102 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 366 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #141 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 412 boysNDMinnesota: #112 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 412 boysMNIllinois: #61 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 268 boysILWisconsin: #137 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 508 boysWIMichigan: #109 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 423 boysMINew York: #57 for boys · 352 births · 1 in 284 boysNYMassachusetts: #76 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 283 boysMARhode Island: #37 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 140 boysRIOregon: #85 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 328 boysORNevada: #20 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 128 boysNVWyoming: #138 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 347 boysWYSouth Dakota: #255 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 818 boysSDIowa: #95 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 331 boysIAIndiana: #116 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 439 boysINOhio: #135 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 554 boysOHPennsylvania: #102 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 420 boysPANew Jersey: #58 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 250 boysNJConnecticut: #73 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 276 boysCTCalifornia: #26 for boys · 1,495 births · 1 in 150 boysCAUtah: #141 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 499 boysUTColorado: #50 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 226 boysCONebraska: #93 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 311 boysNEMissouri: #156 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 608 boysMOKentucky: #131 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 507 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #86 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 362 boysVAMaryland: #93 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 344 boysMDDelaware: #73 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 237 boysDEArizona: #26 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 151 boysAZNew Mexico: #55 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 200 boysNMKansas: #60 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 261 boysKSArkansas: #107 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 411 boysARTennessee: #142 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 575 boysTNNorth Carolina: #108 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 423 boysNCSouth Carolina: #126 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 482 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #55 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 195 boysDCOklahoma: #68 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 282 boysOKLouisiana: #133 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 534 boysLAMississippi: #166 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 640 boysMSAlabama: #122 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 502 boysALGeorgia: #87 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 366 boysGAHawaii: #91 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 306 boysHITexas: #36 for boys · 987 births · 1 in 188 boysTXFlorida: #41 for boys · 454 births · 1 in 216 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#20 · 1 in 128
  2. California#26 · 1 in 150
  3. Arizona#26 · 1 in 151
  4. Texas#36 · 1 in 188
  5. Rhode Island#37 · 1 in 140

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#201051 in 128
Arizona#262381 in 151
California#261,4951 in 150
Texas#369871 in 188
Rhode Island#37281 in 140
Florida#414541 in 216
Colorado#501221 in 226
District of Columbia#55231 in 195
New Mexico#55421 in 200
New York#573521 in 284
New Jersey#581661 in 250
Kansas#60601 in 261
Illinois#612391 in 268
Washington#651331 in 278
Oklahoma#68721 in 282
Connecticut#73511 in 276
Delaware#73151 in 237
Massachusetts#761041 in 283
Vermont#7881 in 207
Oregon#85561 in 328
Virginia#861151 in 362
Georgia#871471 in 366
Hawaii#91151 in 306
Maryland#93801 in 344
Nebraska#93321 in 311
Iowa#95461 in 331
Idaho#102221 in 366
Pennsylvania#1021411 in 420
Arkansas#107351 in 411
North Carolina#1081231 in 423
Michigan#1091131 in 423
Minnesota#112681 in 412
Alaska#116101 in 329
Indiana#116811 in 439
Alabama#122461 in 502
South Carolina#126441 in 482
Kentucky#131431 in 507
Louisiana#133461 in 534
Ohio#1351071 in 554
Wisconsin#137531 in 508
Wyoming#13851 in 347
North Dakota#141101 in 412
Utah#141421 in 499
Tennessee#142631 in 575
New Hampshire#15191 in 514
Missouri#156521 in 608
Mississippi#166211 in 640
Maine#18671 in 649
South Dakota#25551 in 818
Montana———
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 2016

girls
#1,884
108 births · 1 in 16,408 girls
boys
#60
6,337 births · 1 in 299 boys

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #1,884Adrian108

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #60Adrian6,337
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 16,408 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 90.0% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,875Precious109
  2. #1,875Ria109
  3. #1,875Sumaya109
  4. #1,884Adrian108
  5. #1,884Anissa108
  6. #1,884Annalynn108
  7. #1,884Graciela108
  8. #1,890Devin107
  9. #1,890Georgiana107
  10. #1,890Kaliah107

Tied with 5 names at #1,884; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,389Kehlani#3,254 → #865
  2. ↑ 612Royalty#1,146 → #534
  3. ↑ 481Saoirse#1,448 → #967
  4. ↑ 396Ophelia#978 → #582
  5. ↑ 364Aitana#915 → #551
Fallers
  1. ↓ 542Caitlin#610 → #1,152
  2. ↓ 451Caitlyn#598 → #1,049
  3. ↓ 397Katelynn#652 → #1,049
  4. ↓ 382Kaitlynn#989 → #1,371
  5. ↓ 340Neriah#946 → #1,286

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

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 299 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #57Cameron6,861
  2. #58Jeremiah6,629
  3. #59Mateo6,559
  4. #60Adrian6,337
  5. #61Hudson6,127
  6. #62Robert6,010
  7. #63Nicholas5,765
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,327Kylo#3,231 → #904
  2. ↑ 355Creed#1,340 → #985
  3. ↑ 349Benicio#1,327 → #978
  4. ↑ 303Adonis#698 → #395
  5. ↑ 291Fox#1,035 → #744
Fallers
  1. ↓ 477Jonael#922 → #1,399
  2. ↓ 238Aaden#784 → #1,022
  3. ↓ 233Triston#950 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 223Freddy#993 → #1,216
  5. ↓ 207Chace#934 → #1,141

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

See the top 100 for 2016 →