How Many People Are Named Adrian?
people named Adrian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,270 people in the US has this name
Based on 287,982 babies named Adrian in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,100 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN). Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it was not popular until modern times.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Adrian, 5.4% were girls and 94.7% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Adrian alive today is about 24 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 34 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Adrian first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2008, to 8,100 babies. In 2025, 4,505 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Adrian never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #56, in 2008, 2010 to 2011 and 2019, and it was in the top 100 in 39 years between 1985 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #74.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #74 |
| Best rank | #56 (2008, 2010 to 2011 and 2019) |
| Years in the top 100 | 39 (1985 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #64 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Adrian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Adrian were born in California than in any other state: about 64,999 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Adrian was given 2.4 times as often in New Mexico, 1.8 times in Arizona and 1.8 times in California.
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