Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Adriel name popularity since 1925
34,751 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adriel (3.2% girls, 96.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2020 or earlier, so the typical Adriel is about 6 years old in 2026. Adriel peaked in 2025 as the #84 name for boys, and it ranked #84 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,751
- Named Adriel, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #84
- for boys in 2025 (3,921 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.8% boys
- 1,106 girls · 33,645 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 4.60× its national share
Peak year is the year Adriel 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.
Adriel births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Adriel both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2014 and 2019, Adriel became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 2,770 baby boys to 1 in 844.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Adriel's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adriel.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adriel 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 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 51 | #3,889 |
| 1960s | 0 | 39 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 24 | 200 | #2,134 |
| 1980s | 139 | 481 | #1,545 |
| 1990s | 121 | 858 | #1,312 |
| 2000s | 192 | 2,765 | #795 |
| 2010s | 497 | 11,101 | #287 |
| 2020–25 | 133 | 18,150 | #84 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
80.9% of babies named Adriel from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Adriel is most popular
The index compares Adriel'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 Adriel.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4.60× | 535 |
| Arizona | 4.34× | 1,833 |
| Texas | 2.71× | 6,914 |
| California | 2.19× | 7,566 |
| Colorado | 2.17× | 870 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adriel's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adriel.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adriel (2025).
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