Boys' name · peaked in 2008
Adrian name popularity since 1925
283,741 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adrian (5.5% girls, 94.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Adrian is about 23 years old in 2026. Adrian peaked in 2008 as the #56 name for boys, and it ranked #74 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 283,741
- Named Adrian, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #74
- for boys in 2025 (4,464 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.5% boys
- 15,548 girls · 268,193 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Adrian made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Adrian births per year, 1925–2025
2008 was the biggest year for Adrian both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1967 and 1972, Adrian became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 2,140 baby boys to 1 in 966.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Adrian's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adrian.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adrian in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 76 | 1,226 | – |
| 1930s | 216 | 2,176 | #372 |
| 1940s | 513 | 2,639 | #395 |
| 1950s | 985 | 4,057 | #348 |
| 1960s | 1,581 | 7,672 | #268 |
| 1970s | 2,435 | 18,912 | #133 |
| 1980s | 3,747 | 28,140 | #93 |
| 1990s | 2,674 | 41,982 | #96 |
| 2000s | 1,790 | 66,122 | #65 |
| 2010s | 1,161 | 65,986 | #58 |
| 2020–25 | 370 | 29,281 | #74 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.1% of babies named Adrian from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Adrian is most popular
The index compares Adrian's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Adrian.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.85× | 2,846 |
| Arizona | 2.58× | 9,349 |
| New Mexico | 2.52× | 3,900 |
| California | 2.27× | 67,256 |
| Texas | 2.12× | 46,544 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Adrian and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian (this page) | 268,193 | 2008 |
| Adrien | 9,399 | 2012 |
| Adryan | 1,410 | 2020 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adrian's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adrian.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adrian (2008).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data