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
- Peak · boys
- 2008 · 7,938 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 272,265since 1880
Adrian over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,645 | 41 | #74 | 4,464 |
| 2024 | #2,857 | 58 | #72 | 4,642 |
| 2023 | #2,517 | 70 | #67 | 4,666 |
| 2022 | #2,756 | 62 | #63 | 5,044 |
| 2021 | #2,384 | 75 | #61 | 5,144 |
| 2020 | #2,631 | 64 | #58 | 5,321 |
| 2019 | #2,193 | 84 | #56 | 5,786 |
| 2018 | #2,302 | 79 | #62 | 5,817 |
| 2017 | #1,815 | 114 | #58 | 6,236 |
| 2016 | #1,884 | 108 | #60 | 6,337 |
| 2015 | #2,236 | 84 | #58 | 6,540 |
| 2014 | #1,892 | 106 | #59 | 6,706 |
| 2013 | #1,675 | 126 | #60 | 6,854 |
| 2012 | #1,624 | 133 | #61 | 6,952 |
| 2011 | #1,392 | 164 | #56 | 7,349 |
| 2010 | #1,402 | 163 | #56 | 7,409 |
| 2009 | #1,450 | 160 | #59 | 7,633 |
| 2008 | #1,453 | 162 | #56 | 7,938 |
| 2007 | #1,340 | 181 | #61 | 7,742 |
| 2006 | #1,307 | 179 | #63 | 7,383 |
| 2005 | #1,307 | 169 | #65 | 6,727 |
| 2004 | #1,264 | 170 | #72 | 6,140 |
| 2003 | #1,233 | 171 | #68 | 6,110 |
| 2002 | #1,077 | 197 | #73 | 5,684 |
| 2001 | #1,117 | 189 | #75 | 5,424 |
| 2000 | #999 | 212 | #78 | 5,341 |
| 1999 | #1,126 | 176 | #79 | 5,066 |
| 1998 | #862 | 246 | #71 | 5,429 |
| 1997 | #883 | 230 | #95 | 4,116 |
| 1996 | #913 | 215 | #92 | 4,112 |
| 1995 | #853 | 229 | #96 | 3,911 |
| 1994 | #833 | 241 | #97 | 3,814 |
| 1993 | #670 | 325 | #99 | 3,754 |
| 1992 | #702 | 307 | #96 | 3,859 |
| 1991 | #662 | 329 | #93 | 3,921 |
| 1990 | #602 | 376 | #94 | 4,000 |
| 1989 | #666 | 304 | #100 | 3,418 |
| 1988 | #557 | 385 | #101 | 3,220 |
| 1987 | #563 | 355 | #102 | 2,846 |
| 1986 | #618 | 305 | #99 | 2,943 |
| 1985 | #517 | 388 | #93 | 3,132 |
| 1984 | #451 | 459 | #107 | 2,656 |
| 1983 | #440 | 479 | #107 | 2,550 |
| 1982 | #497 | 409 | #117 | 2,515 |
| 1981 | #581 | 317 | #115 | 2,467 |
| 1980 | #544 | 346 | #115 | 2,393 |
| 1979 | #539 | 348 | #113 | 2,363 |
| 1978 | #553 | 315 | #111 | 2,306 |
| 1977 | #612 | 274 | #121 | 2,262 |
| 1976 | #706 | 208 | #124 | 2,119 |
| 1975 | #699 | 212 | #133 | 1,953 |
| 1974 | #732 | 194 | #138 | 1,817 |
| 1973 | #723 | 199 | #154 | 1,612 |
| 1972 | #635 | 241 | #157 | 1,678 |
| 1971 | #673 | 230 | #177 | 1,507 |
| 1970 | #717 | 214 | #200 | 1,295 |
| 1969 | #708 | 200 | #223 | 1,044 |
| 1968 | #638 | 230 | #231 | 958 |
| 1967 | #624 | 232 | #247 | 813 |
| 1966 | #778 | 159 | #266 | 756 |
| 1965 | #951 | 116 | #268 | 772 |
| 1964 | #829 | 160 | #276 | 784 |
| 1963 | #964 | 121 | #305 | 653 |
| 1962 | #871 | 145 | #290 | 703 |
| 1961 | #1,031 | 112 | #311 | 634 |
| 1960 | #1,043 | 106 | #327 | 555 |
| 1959 | #1,013 | 109 | #353 | 484 |
| 1958 | #1,059 | 98 | #367 | 443 |
| 1957 | #1,026 | 104 | #351 | 463 |
| 1956 | #977 | 107 | #351 | 441 |
| 1955 | #1,062 | 90 | #348 | 431 |
| 1954 | #1,000 | 95 | #368 | 367 |
| 1953 | #1,034 | 87 | #345 | 404 |
| 1952 | #946 | 97 | #353 | 368 |
| 1951 | #945 | 96 | #363 | 358 |
| 1950 | #876 | 102 | #390 | 298 |
| 1949 | #872 | 101 | #380 | 314 |
| 1948 | #1,095 | 66 | #391 | 305 |
| 1947 | #1,012 | 76 | #394 | 302 |
| 1946 | #1,239 | 48 | #382 | 290 |
| 1945 | #1,232 | 42 | #395 | 231 |
| 1944 | #1,255 | 40 | #387 | 241 |
| 1943 | #1,367 | 36 | #414 | 222 |
| 1942 | #1,264 | 40 | #392 | 237 |
| 1941 | #1,294 | 35 | #362 | 260 |
| 1940 | #1,404 | 29 | #370 | 237 |
| 1939 | #1,638 | 22 | #354 | 248 |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 | #353 | 247 |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | #361 | 224 |
| 1936 | #1,445 | 26 | #370 | 217 |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 | #372 | 211 |
| 1934 | #1,372 | 28 | #382 | 205 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | #392 | 195 |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | #385 | 210 |
| 1931 | #1,803 | 19 | #383 | 214 |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 16 | #410 | 205 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #383 | 228 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #390 | 230 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #403 | 221 |
| 1926 | #1,997 | 19 | #345 | 280 |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 | #363 | 267 |
| 1924 | #2,308 | 16 | #315 | 333 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #310 | 340 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | #358 | 275 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #358 | 283 |
| 1920 | #3,598 | 8 | #348 | 284 |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | #341 | 274 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #309 | 325 |
| 1917 | #2,316 | 14 | #330 | 273 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #347 | 242 |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #351 | 231 |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 18 | #353 | 174 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | #327 | 155 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #330 | 130 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #379 | 55 |
| 1910 | — | #415 | 42 | |
| 1909 | — | #397 | 38 | |
| 1908 | — | #355 | 41 | |
| 1907 | — | #405 | 31 | |
| 1906 | — | #355 | 34 | |
| 1905 | — | #360 | 33 | |
| 1904 | — | #368 | 30 | |
| 1903 | — | #411 | 23 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | — | #430 | 27 | |
| 1899 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #360 | 27 | |
| 1896 | — | #417 | 22 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #464 | 18 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #441 | 16 | |
| 1890 | — | #434 | 17 | |
| 1889 | — | #464 | 16 | |
| 1888 | — | #430 | 19 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #431 | 17 | |
| 1885 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #479 | 14 | |
| 1882 | — | #426 | 18 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
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.
See more about Adrian
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2008 at #56 (7,938 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1989–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 257 boys born in 2008 were named Adrian (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 383 boys born in 2025 (0.26%)
- 24.3% of all boys named Adrian (66,122) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 148 | #403 (1880) | #483 |
| 1890s | 196 | #322 (1899) | #442 |
| 1900s | 312 | #334 (1901) | #380 |
| 1910s | 1,901 | #309 (1918) | #348 |
| 1920s | 2,741 | #310 (1923) | #357 |
| 1930s | 2,176 | #353 (1938) | #376 |
| 1940s | 2,639 | #362 (1941) | #387 |
| 1950s | 4,057 | #345 (1953) | #359 |
| 1960s | 7,672 | #223 (1969) | #274 |
| 1970s | 18,912 | #111 (1978) | #143 |
| 1980s | 28,140 | #93 (1985) | #106 |
| 1990s | 41,982 | #71 (1998) | #91 |
| 2000s | 66,122 | #56 (2008) | #67 |
| 2010s | 65,986 | #56 (2010) | #59 |
| 2020s | 29,281 | #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 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 18,764 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 85.8% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #969Suellen108
- #969Toby108
- #969Veda108
- #977Adrian107
- #977Annamarie107
- #977Carolina107
- #977Corine107
- #988Babette106
- #988Beryl106
- #988Bobby106
Tied with 10 names at #977; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 4,797 of them was named Adrian, which outranked 92.1% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).