Adrian
From the Roman Hadrianus, man from Hadria, a town on the Adriatic that also gave the sea its name. The emperor Hadrian and several popes bore it.
Adrian in 2025
Adrian was given to 4,505 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 126th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 736 babies born.
The history of Adrian
Adrian reached its highest point in 2008, when 8,100 babies were given the name, ranking 81st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 74th, in 2011.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 287,982 babies have been named Adrian. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Adrian by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adrian | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 148 | 786 |
| 1890s | 196 | 865 |
| 1900s | 312 | 905 |
| 1910s | 2,012 | 659 |
| 1920s | 2,875 | 659 |
| 1930s | 2,392 | 730 |
| 1940s | 3,152 | 720 |
| 1950s | 5,042 | 693 |
| 1960s | 9,253 | 430 |
| 1970s | 21,347 | 212 |
| 1980s | 31,887 | 168 |
| 1990s | 44,656 | 125 |
| 2000s | 67,912 | 81 |
| 2010s | 67,147 | 74 |
| 2020s | 29,651 | 93 |
Where Adrian is heading
Adrian has fallen 32% over the past decade, from 6,624 babies in 2015 to 4,505 in 2025.
Names like Adrian
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adrian.