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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017peak #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 2017

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedAKMaine: #234 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 854 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Adrian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 716 boysNHWashington: #78 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 323 boysWAIdaho: #108 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 376 boysIDMontana: #201 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 604 boysMTNorth Dakota: #151 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 450 boysNDMinnesota: #127 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 475 boysMNIllinois: #42 for boys · 290 births · 1 in 214 boysILWisconsin: #101 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 371 boysWIMichigan: #129 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 505 boysMINew York: #56 for boys · 348 births · 1 in 280 boysNYMassachusetts: #68 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 272 boysMARhode Island: #33 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 122 boysRIOregon: #65 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 259 boysORNevada: #22 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 140 boysNVWyoming: #80 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 219 boysWYSouth Dakota: #81 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 262 boysSDIowa: #86 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 316 boysIAIndiana: #98 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 379 boysINOhio: #128 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 495 boysOHPennsylvania: #114 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 466 boysPANew Jersey: #66 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 276 boysNJConnecticut: #59 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 207 boysCTCalifornia: #27 for boys · 1,381 births · 1 in 156 boysCAUtah: #96 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 376 boysUTColorado: #48 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 222 boysCONebraska: #81 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 305 boysNEMissouri: #132 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 471 boysMOKentucky: #119 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 470 boysKYWest Virginia: #206 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 750 boysWVVirginia: #75 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 313 boysVAMaryland: #72 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 301 boysMDDelaware: #89 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 265 boysDEArizona: #23 for boys · 222 births · 1 in 156 boysAZNew Mexico: #52 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 193 boysNMKansas: #66 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 269 boysKSArkansas: #104 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 371 boysARTennessee: #132 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 511 boysTNNorth Carolina: #83 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 347 boysNCSouth Carolina: #115 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 447 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #66 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 228 boysDCOklahoma: #96 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 365 boysOKLouisiana: #145 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 555 boysLAMississippi: #164 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 580 boysMSAlabama: #116 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 476 boysALGeorgia: #92 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 381 boysGAHawaii: #94 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 303 boysHITexas: #35 for boys · 950 births · 1 in 185 boysTXFlorida: #42 for boys · 449 births · 1 in 215 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#22 · 1 in 140
  2. Arizona#23 · 1 in 156
  3. California#27 · 1 in 156
  4. Rhode Island#33 · 1 in 122
  5. Texas#35 · 1 in 185

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#22941 in 140
Arizona#232221 in 156
California#271,3811 in 156
Rhode Island#33291 in 122
Texas#359501 in 185
Florida#424491 in 215
Illinois#422901 in 214
Colorado#481191 in 222
New Mexico#52421 in 193
New York#563481 in 280
Connecticut#59681 in 207
Oregon#65671 in 259
District of Columbia#66191 in 228
Kansas#66561 in 269
New Jersey#661481 in 276
Massachusetts#681061 in 272
Maryland#72881 in 301
Virginia#751301 in 313
Washington#781101 in 323
Wyoming#8071 in 219
Nebraska#81321 in 305
South Dakota#81151 in 262
North Carolina#831481 in 347
Iowa#86471 in 316
Delaware#89131 in 265
Georgia#921411 in 381
Hawaii#94141 in 303
Oklahoma#96531 in 365
Utah#96541 in 376
Indiana#98911 in 379
Wisconsin#101701 in 371
Arkansas#104371 in 371
Idaho#108211 in 376
Pennsylvania#1141251 in 466
South Carolina#115471 in 447
Alabama#116481 in 476
Kentucky#119461 in 470
Minnesota#127571 in 475
Ohio#1281181 in 495
Michigan#129921 in 505
Missouri#132651 in 471
Tennessee#132711 in 511
Louisiana#145431 in 555
North Dakota#15191 in 450
Mississippi#164231 in 580
New Hampshire#19361 in 716
Montana#20161 in 604
West Virginia#206101 in 750
Maine#23451 in 854
Alaska———
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 2017

girls
#1,815
114 births · 1 in 15,144 girls
boys
#58
6,236 births · 1 in 297 boys

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #1,815Adrian114

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #58Adrian6,236
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 15,144 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 90.2% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #1,804Noella115
  2. #1,804Sanaya115
  3. #1,804Violetta115
  4. #1,815Adrian114
  5. #1,815Carmela114
  6. #1,815Carol114
  7. #1,815Gianni114
  8. #1,824Caleigh113
  9. #1,824Eris113
  10. #1,824Klara113

Tied with 8 names at #1,815; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

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

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 297 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adrian
  1. #55Jonathan6,534
  2. #56Connor6,422
  3. #57Landon6,358
  4. #58Adrian6,236
  5. #59Asher6,062
  6. #60Cameron5,975
  7. #61Theodore5,973
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

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

See the top 100 for 2017 →