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Adrian

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Meaning of Adrian: Latin: 'from Hadria'

Adrian is a boy's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 78th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 244th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#78

4,505 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#244

200 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

287,982

First recorded 1880 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 2,784 babies1982: 2,924 babies1983: 3,029 babies1984: 3,115 babies1985: 3,520 babies1986: 3,248 babies1987: 3,201 babies1988: 3,605 babies1989: 3,722 babies1990: 4,376 babies19901991: 4,250 babies1992: 4,166 babies1993: 4,079 babies1994: 4,055 babies1995: 4,140 babies1996: 4,327 babies1997: 4,346 babies1998: 5,675 babies1999: 5,242 babies2000: 5,553 babies20002001: 5,613 babies2002: 5,881 babies2003: 6,281 babies2004: 6,310 babies2005: 6,896 babies2006: 7,562 babies2007: 7,923 babies2008: 8,100 babies2009: 7,793 babies2010: 7,572 babies20102011: 7,513 babies2012: 7,085 babies2013: 6,980 babies2014: 6,812 babies2015: 6,624 babies2016: 6,445 babies2017: 6,350 babies2018: 5,896 babies2019: 5,870 babies2020: 5,385 babies20202021: 5,219 babies2022: 5,106 babies2023: 4,736 babies2024: 4,700 babies2025: 4,505 babies
US babies named Adrian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 8,100.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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