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Adnan

Boy

Meaning of Adnan: Arabic: 'settler'

Adnan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1531st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 602nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1531

112 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#602

63 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,996

First recorded 1970 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 22 babies1982: 21 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 22 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 38 babies1988: 40 babies1989: 38 babies1990: 42 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 46 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 52 babies1996: 35 babies1997: 44 babies1998: 59 babies1999: 62 babies2000: 70 babies20002001: 86 babies2002: 80 babies2003: 79 babies2004: 79 babies2005: 67 babies2006: 77 babies2007: 61 babies2008: 82 babies2009: 87 babies2010: 82 babies20102011: 72 babies2012: 66 babies2013: 94 babies2014: 76 babies2015: 86 babies2016: 66 babies2017: 80 babies2018: 100 babies2019: 80 babies2020: 75 babies20202021: 101 babies2022: 111 babies2023: 118 babies2024: 117 babies2025: 112 babies
US babies named Adnan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 118.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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