Adrian Boy
How popular is Adrian?
#74 boy name in 2025
4,464 baby boys were named Adrian in the US in 2025, making it the 74th most popular boy name. Another 41 girls got the name (#3,644 for girls).
Adrian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #74 for boys (▼ 2 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 4,464 boys, 41 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #58 in 2015, #58 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (7,938 boys) |
| Highest rank | #56 in 2008 (4 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Adrian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Adrian family of names ranked #78 for boys in 2025 (#72 the year before), with 4,710 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian | 4,464 | 95% |
| Adrien | 180 | 4% |
| Adryan | 23 | 0% |
| Aydrian | 13 | 0% |
| Aydrien | 7 | 0% |
| Adrion | 8 | 0% |
| Adryen | 9 | 0% |
| Adriann | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Adrian is most popular
Babies named Adrian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 6.0 per 1,000 (98 boys)
- New Mexico: 5.6 per 1,000 (185 boys)
- District of Columbia: 5.5 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- Nevada: 5.2 per 1,000 (294 boys)
- California: 5.2 per 1,000 (4,712 boys)
Adrian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 148 | #403 |
| 1890s | 196 | #322 |
| 1900s | 312 | #334 |
| 1910s | 1,901 | #309 |
| 1920s | 2,741 | #310 |
| 1930s | 2,176 | #353 |
| 1940s | 2,639 | #362 |
| 1950s | 4,057 | #344 |
| 1960s | 7,672 | #223 |
| 1970s | 18,912 | #111 |
| 1980s | 28,140 | #93 |
| 1990s | 41,982 | #71 |
| 2000s | 66,122 | #56 |
| 2010s | 65,986 | #56 |
| 2020s | 29,281 | #58 |
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Questions
- Is Adrian a boy or girl name?
- Adrian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Adrian were boys.
- How popular is the name Adrian?
- 4,464 baby boys were named Adrian in the US in 2025, making it the 74th most popular boy name. Another 41 girls got the name (#3,644 for girls).
- When was Adrian most popular?
- Adrian peaked in 2008, when 7,938 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #56, held for 4 years starting in 2008.
- How many people are named Adrian?
- 287,982 babies have been named Adrian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 269,861 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Adrian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Adrian was most common in Rhode Island, at 6.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.