Primarily a boy's name · 94% boys
Origin: GermanAdrian 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
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.
Adrian's count and rank peaked together in 2008 — 7,937 births and #56 nationally — a clean simultaneous high.
Since then the decline has been steady rather than sharp: 4,617 births in 2024, down 31% from a decade prior, landing at #72.
The bearer list here is unusually international for this batch — Romanian footballer Adrian Mutu, British double agent Kim Philby (born Harold Adrian Russell Philby), German Formula One driver Adrian Sutil — a name whose public figures span at least four countries without concentrating in any one.
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 18 | #403 |
| 1881 | 12 | #504 |
| 1882 | 18 | #426 |
| 1883 | 14 | #480 |
| 1884 | 9 | #663 |
| 1885 | 12 | #547 |
| 1886 | 17 | #431 |
| 1887 | 13 | #488 |
| 1888 | 19 | #430 |
| 1889 | 16 | #464 |
| 1890 | 17 | #434 |
| 1891 | 16 | #441 |
| 1892 | 18 | #458 |
| 1893 | 13 | #539 |
| 1894 | 18 | #464 |
| 1895 | 18 | #477 |
| 1896 | 22 | #417 |
| 1897 | 27 | #360 |
| 1898 | 17 | #506 |
| 1899 | 30 | #322 |
| 1900 | 27 | #430 |
| 1901 | 29 | #334 |
| 1902 | 26 | #388 |
| 1903 | 23 | #411 |
| 1904 | 30 | #368 |
| 1905 | 33 | #360 |
| 1906 | 34 | #355 |
| 1907 | 31 | #405 |
| 1908 | 41 | #355 |
| 1909 | 38 | #397 |
| 1910 | 42 | #415 |
| 1911 | 55 | #379 |
| 1912 | 130 | #330 |
| 1913 | 155 | #327 |
| 1914 | 174 | #353 |
| 1915 | 231 | #351 |
| 1916 | 242 | #347 |
| 1917 | 273 | #330 |
| 1918 | 325 | #309 |
| 1919 | 274 | #341 |
| 1920 | 284 | #348 |
| 1921 | 283 | #358 |
| 1922 | 275 | #358 |
| 1923 | 340 | #310 |
| 1924 | 333 | #315 |
| 1925 | 267 | #363 |
| 1926 | 280 | #345 |
| 1927 | 221 | #403 |
| 1928 | 230 | #390 |
| 1929 | 228 | #383 |
| 1930 | 205 | #410 |
| 1931 | 214 | #383 |
| 1932 | 210 | #385 |
| 1933 | 195 | #392 |
| 1934 | 205 | #382 |
| 1935 | 211 | #372 |
| 1936 | 217 | #370 |
| 1937 | 224 | #361 |
| 1938 | 247 | #353 |
| 1939 | 248 | #354 |
| 1940 | 237 | #370 |
| 1941 | 260 | #362 |
| 1942 | 237 | #392 |
| 1943 | 222 | #414 |
| 1944 | 241 | #387 |
| 1945 | 231 | #395 |
| 1946 | 290 | #382 |
| 1947 | 302 | #394 |
| 1948 | 305 | #391 |
| 1949 | 314 | #380 |
| 1950 | 298 | #390 |
| 1951 | 358 | #363 |
| 1952 | 368 | #353 |
| 1953 | 404 | #345 |
| 1954 | 367 | #368 |
| 1955 | 431 | #348 |
| 1956 | 441 | #351 |
| 1957 | 463 | #351 |
| 1958 | 443 | #367 |
| 1959 | 484 | #353 |
| 1960 | 556 | #326 |
| 1961 | 634 | #311 |
| 1962 | 702 | #291 |
| 1963 | 653 | #305 |
| 1964 | 784 | #276 |
| 1965 | 772 | #268 |
| 1966 | 756 | #266 |
| 1967 | 813 | #247 |
| 1968 | 958 | #231 |
| 1969 | 1,044 | #223 |
| 1970 | 1,295 | #200 |
| 1971 | 1,507 | #177 |
| 1972 | 1,678 | #157 |
| 1973 | 1,612 | #154 |
| 1974 | 1,817 | #138 |
| 1975 | 1,953 | #133 |
| 1976 | 2,118 | #124 |
| 1977 | 2,262 | #121 |
| 1978 | 2,306 | #111 |
| 1979 | 2,365 | #112 |
| 1980 | 2,392 | #115 |
| 1981 | 2,468 | #115 |
| 1982 | 2,515 | #117 |
| 1983 | 2,550 | #107 |
| 1984 | 2,657 | #107 |
| 1985 | 3,132 | #93 |
| 1986 | 2,943 | #99 |
| 1987 | 2,846 | #102 |
| 1988 | 3,220 | #101 |
| 1989 | 3,418 | #100 |
| 1990 | 4,000 | #94 |
| 1991 | 3,921 | #93 |
| 1992 | 3,859 | #96 |
| 1993 | 3,754 | #99 |
| 1994 | 3,814 | #97 |
| 1995 | 3,911 | #96 |
| 1996 | 4,109 | #92 |
| 1997 | 4,116 | #95 |
| 1998 | 5,429 | #71 |
| 1999 | 5,067 | #79 |
| 2000 | 5,341 | #78 |
| 2001 | 5,424 | #75 |
| 2002 | 5,684 | #73 |
| 2003 | 6,110 | #68 |
| 2004 | 6,140 | #72 |
| 2005 | 6,726 | #65 |
| 2006 | 7,383 | #63 |
| 2007 | 7,742 | #61 |
| 2008 | 7,937 | #56 |
| 2009 | 7,633 | #59 |
| 2010 | 7,409 | #56 |
| 2011 | 7,349 | #56 |
| 2012 | 6,951 | #61 |
| 2013 | 6,854 | #60 |
| 2014 | 6,706 | #59 |
| 2015 | 6,536 | #58 |
| 2016 | 6,336 | #60 |
| 2017 | 6,233 | #58 |
| 2018 | 5,816 | #62 |
| 2019 | 5,784 | #56 |
| 2020 | 5,316 | #58 |
| 2021 | 5,143 | #61 |
| 2022 | 5,044 | #63 |
| 2023 | 4,662 | #67 |
| 2024 | 4,617 | #72 |
