Adrian

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning "sea" or "water".

From Wikipedia

Adrian first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 72 babies (rank #254 that year). In 2024 it was given to 39 boys (rank #319). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Adrian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Adrian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,000

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Adrian

Adrian Mutuassociation football player · b. 1979
Adrian SmithQ67892846 · b. 1957
Adrian SutilFormula One driver · b. 1983
Adrian Năstaseblogger · b. 1950
Adrian Neweyautomotive engineer · b. 1958

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	18	#501
2001	25	#433
2002	16	#629
2003	35	#357
2004	38	#348
2005	44	#320
2006	55	#281
2007	57	#275
2008	63	#270
2009	55	#300
2010	72	#254
2011	70	#265
2012	49	#322
2013	56	#291
2014	65	#274
2015	52	#307
2016	58	#285
2020	59	#269
2022	34	#361
2023	40	#327
2024	39	#319