Adrian

Adrian

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 273 babies (rank #203 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

3,809

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

273

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	155	#204
1997	143	#221
1998	113	#256
1999	113	#258
2000	120	#242
2001	94	#293
2002	89	#304
2003	115	#265
2004	117	#272
2005	134	#255
2006	152	#249
2007	227	#207
2008	234	#203
2009	262	#190
2010	266	#199
2011	231	#214
2012	267	#208
2013	273	#203
2014	232	#237
2015	218	#244
2016	251	#223

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

155

#204

1997

143

#221

1998

113

#256

1999

113

#258

2000

120

#242

2001

#293

2002

#304

2003

115

#265

2004

117

#272

2005

134

#255

2006

152

#249

2007

227

#207

2008

234

#203

2009

262

#190

2010

266

#199

2011

231

#214

2012

267

#208

2013

273

#203

2014

232

#237

2015

218

#244

2016

251

#223

Meaning

Numerology of Adrian

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Adrian

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Year-by-Year Detail