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Baby name

Adrian

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5% girls / 95% boys

Origin of the name

Adrian comes from the Latin Hadrianus, “from Adria,” a town that gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. The Roman emperor Hadrian bore it.

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Classic name

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In 2008, Adrian reached its peak: 7,938 boys, 1 baby in 495. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 74.
272,265births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 56rank at its peak, in 2008

Where babies named Adrian are born

2008

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The darker the blue, the more common Adrian is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Adrian is most common in Nevada (3.2 times), Arizona (2.8) and New Mexico (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1880s0%100%
1890s0%100%
1900s0%100%
1910s6%94%
1920s5%95%
1930s9%91%
1940s16%84%
1950s20%80%
1960s17%83%
1970s11%89%
1980s12%88%
1990s6%94%
2000s3%97%
2010s2%98%
2020s1%99%