Adrian

AY-dree-un, a-dree-AN or a-dree-an

Latin

"man of Adria"

Adrian Origin and Meaning

Variation of Hadrian

Adrian Rank in US Top 1000

# 72 in the US

Adrian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 126 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Adrian

• 72 US 2024
• 126 Nameberry 2025
• 92 Canada 2024
• 92 Future 2028
• 244 England 2024
• 58 Germany 2024
• 13 Spain 2023
• 41 Mexico 2021
• 32 sweden 2024
• 43 Norway 2021
• 99 switzerland 2024
• 59 Austria 2024
• 73 Poland 2024
• 96 slovenia 2021
• 33 Croatia 2024

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Famous People Named Adrian

• Adrian Dix Canadian politician
• Adrian Young American drummer for the rock band No Doubt
• Adrian I VI, popes, including Adrian IV, the only English pope
• Saint Adrian of Batanea Christian martyr
• Saint Adrian of Canterbury Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey
• Saint Adrian of May Scottish martyr
• Saint Adrian of Ondrusov Russian Orthodox saint
• Saint Adrian of Poshekhonye Russian Orthodox saint
• Adrian of Moscow Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
• Adrian of Nicomedia Herculian Guard of Galerius Maximian
• Adrian Cruickshank Australian politician and philanthropist
• Adrian Johns English governor of Gibraltar
• Adrian Arrington American NFL player
• Adrian Aucoin Canadian National Hockey League player
• Adrian Cann Canadian soccer player
• Adrian Clayborn American NFL player
• Adrian Dantley American basketball player
• Adrian Gonzalez Mexican,American baseball player
• Adrian Griffin American basketball player
• Adrian Heath English footballer and manager
• Adrian Jones American football player
• Adrian Jones English former cricketer
• Adrian Leijer Australian footballer
• Adrian Lungu Romanian rugby union footballer
• Adrian Mannarino French tennis player
• Adrian Mariappa English footballer
• Adrian McPherson American quarterback in the Canadian Football League
• Adrian (Adolph Greenberg) costume designer for over 250 films
• Adrian Alphona Canadian comic book artist
• Adrian Belew American musician
• Adrian Biddle English cinematographer
• Adrian Borland English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer
• Adrian Boult English conductor
• Adrian Chiles British television and radio presenter
• Adrian Dunbar Northern Irish actor
• Adrian "Ade" Edmondson English actor, comedian, director, writer and musician
• Adrian Enescu Romanian composer
• Adrian Erlandsson Swedish heavy metal drummer
• Adrian Grenier American actor, musician and director
• Adrian Gurvitz English singer, musician and songwriter
• Adrian Griffin Australian drummer
• Adrian Hasler Prime Minister of Liechstenstein
• Adrian Heath British painter
• Adrian Hodges British television and film writer
• Adrian Hoven Austrian actor, producer and film director
• Adrian Jones English sculptor and painter who specialized in animals, particularly horses
• Adrian Kowanek Polish musician
• Adrian Legg English guitar player
• Adrian Lester British actor
• Adrian Lukis British actor
• Adrian Lyne English filmmaker and producer
• Adrian Mitchell English poet, novelist and playwright
• Adrian Pasdar American actor and film director
• Adrian Paul English actor
• Adrian Rawlins English actor
• Adrian Rollini American jazz musician
• Adrian Scarborough English actor
• Adrian Sherwood English record producer
• Adrian Sieber Swiss singer of band Lovebugs
• Adrian Smith English musician of band Iron Maiden
• Adrian Truss English actor and writer
• Adrian Utley English musician of band Portishead
• Adrian Vandenberg Dutch rock guitarist
• Adrian Willaert Flemish composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School
• Adrian Zingg Swiss painter
• Adrian Zmed American television personality and film actor
• Adrian Simon son of American musicians Paul Simon and Edie Brickell
• Adrian Dovolani (b. 2008) son of dancer Tony Dovolani; twin sister Ariana
• Adrian Eli Wrease (b. 2010) son of Cleondra Carter and Michael Wrease of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
• Adrian Ellory Followill (b. 2013) son of musicians Matthew Followill and Johanna Bennett
• Adrian Benjamin Colonomos (b. 2015) son of TV presenters Ginger Zee and Ben Aaron

The name Adrian in Pop Culture

• Adrian Andrews character in video game "Ace Attorney"
• Adrian Pucey character in the "Harry Potter" series
• Adrian Monk neurotic TV detective on "Monk"
• Adrian baby in film "Rosemary's Baby"
• Adrian Pennino wife of Rocky Balboa
• Adrian Lee female character from "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
• Adrian Mole character in a series of novels by Sue Townsend
• Adrian Ivashkov character in the Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead
• Adrian Helmsley character in movie "2012"
• Adrian character in August Bournonville's comic ballet "The Kermesse" in Bruges
• Adrian Moore character on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
• Adrian Chase aka Prometheus character on TV's "Arrow"
• Adrian Toomes aka Vulture character in Marvel Universe
• Adrian Veidt character in the graphic novel and film "Watchmen"
• Adrian Seidelman male alter ego of comic/animated character Cybersix
• Adrian Du Luc character in the film "Apartment Zero"
• Adrian Everhart also known as Sketch, one of the main characters of Marissa Meyer's Renegades novels

International Variations of the name Adrian

• Arje Dutch
• Adriano Italian
• Adrián Spanish
• Adorjan Hungarian
• Aidrian Irish Gaelic
• Adrien French
• Adrín Spanish
• Adrião Portuguese