Adrian
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Adrian
Adrian is one of those names that’s easy to picture on all kinds of people. From an active and energetic five-year-old to your great grandpa, from the coolest, breeziest guy you know, to the quiet, serious one, it’s no wonder Adrian has always made the US Top 500 since the early 20th century.
Adrian for boys#74 US
Trending upwards since the 60’s and breaking in the Top 100 in the 90’s, Adrian has remained a solid choice for boys. Popular across Europe and in some parts of South America, Africa, and Aisa too, Adrian is a well-travelled and international choice.
Derived from Hadrianus, a Roman family name meaning ‘from Hadria’, Adrian is associated with two ancient settlements in Italy – Adria, a northern port town, and Atri, in central Italy.
Hadrianus itself is likely to have derived from an Illyrian word meaning "sea" or "water", leading some scholars to record Adrian’s meaning as ‘from the sea," making it consideration for those wanting an ocean inspired name.
Adrian has been in use since the Middle Ages and is the name of several saints and six popes. It has been a favorite in England since the 1950’s and appears in different forms across the world, from the Italian Adriano to the feminine forms Adriana and Adrienne.
The versatile Adrian is used frequently in pop culture and notable Adrians include Adrian Mole, the eponymous character of Sue Townend’s comedic novels and Adrian Chase, an anti-hero in the TV show "Arrow." Appearing in Harry Potter, the works of Shakespeare and the Marvel Universe too, Adrian isn’t short of namesakes.
Ranking highly in Spain, Norway, and Sweden, and given to over 5000 American boys every year, Adrian is a solid, international choice. If you love the name but would prefer more unexpected however, you could try Caspian, Ariel, Kylian, Alasdair, Lucian, or Dorian.
Adrian for girls#3645 US
Adrian is an ancient gender-neutral name off its peak for girls but increasing in popularity for boys throughout Europe. The most popular female form in the US is Adriana, followed by Adrianna, then the French Adrienne, and finally the unisex Adrian.
Pronounced AY-dree-un.
As of October 2026, Adrian ranked #74 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #56 in 2010, Nameberry popularity #74.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #59 | 6,706 | #1,907 | 105 |
| 2015 | #58 | 6,536 | #2,234 | 84 |
| 2016 | #60 | 6,336 | #1,884 | 108 |
| 2017 | #58 | 6,233 | #1,814 | 114 |
| 2018 | #62 | 5,816 | #2,301 | 79 |
| 2019 | #56 | 5,784 | #2,194 | 84 |
| 2020 | #58 | 5,316 | #2,628 | 64 |
| 2021 | #61 | 5,143 | #2,384 | 75 |
| 2022 | #63 | 5,044 | #2,754 | 62 |
| 2023 | #67 | 4,662 | #2,515 | 70 |
| 2024 | #72 | 4,617 | #2,845 | 58 |
| 2025 | #74 | 4,464 | #3,645 | 41 |
World rankings
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VI, popes, including Adrian IV, the only English pope
- Saint Adrian of BataneaBoy
Christian martyr
- Saint Adrian of CanterburyBoy
Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey
- Saint Adrian of MayBoy
Scottish martyr
- Saint Adrian of OndrusovBoy
Russian Orthodox saint
- Saint Adrian of PoshekhonyeBoy
Russian Orthodox saint
- Adrian of MoscowBoy
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
- Adrian of NicomediaBoy
Herculian Guard of Galerius Maximian
- Adrian CruickshankBoy
Australian politician and philanthropist
- Adrian JohnsBoy
English governor of Gibraltar
- Adrian ArringtonBoy
American NFL player
- Adrian AucoinBoy
Canadian National Hockey League player
- Adrian CannBoy
Canadian soccer player
- Adrian ClaybornBoy
American NFL player
- Adrian DantleyBoy
American basketball player
- Adrian GonzalezBoy
Mexican,American baseball player
- Adrian GriffinBoy
American basketball player
- Adrian HeathBoy
English footballer and manager
- Adrian JonesBoy
American football player
- Adrian JonesBoy
English former cricketer
- Adrian LeijerBoy
Australian footballer
- Adrian LunguBoy
Romanian rugby union footballer
- Adrian MannarinoBoy
French tennis player
- Adrian MariappaBoy
English footballer
- Adrian McPhersonBoy
American quarterback in the Canadian Football League
- Adrian (Adolph Greenberg)Boy
costume designer for over 250 films
- Adrian AlphonaBoy
Canadian comic book artist
- Adrian BelewBoy
American musician
- Adrian BiddleBoy
English cinematographer
- Adrian BorlandBoy
English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer
- Adrian BoultBoy
English conductor
- Adrian ChilesBoy
British television and radio presenter
- Adrian DunbarBoy
Northern Irish actor
- Adrian "Ade" EdmondsonBoy
English actor, comedian, director, writer and musician
- Adrian EnescuBoy
Romanian composer
- Adrian ErlandssonBoy
Swedish heavy metal drummer
- Adrian GrenierBoy
American actor, musician and director
- Adrian GurvitzBoy
English singer, musician and songwriter
- Adrian GriffinBoy
Australian drummer
- Adrian HaslerBoy
Prime Minister of Liechstenstein
- Adrian HeathBoy
British painter
- Adrian HodgesBoy
British television and film writer
- Adrian HovenBoy
Austrian actor, producer and film director
- Adrian JonesBoy
English sculptor and painter who specialized in animals, particularly horses
- Adrian KowanekBoy
Polish musician
- Adrian LeggBoy
English guitar player
- Adrian LesterBoy
British actor
- Adrian LukisBoy
British actor
- Adrian LyneBoy
English filmmaker and producer
- Adrian MitchellBoy
English poet, novelist and playwright
- Adrian PasdarBoy
American actor and film director
- Adrian PaulBoy
English actor
- Adrian RawlinsBoy
English actor
- Adrian RolliniBoy
American jazz musician
- Adrian ScarboroughBoy
English actor
- Adrian SherwoodBoy
English record producer
- Adrian SieberBoy
Swiss singer of band Lovebugs
- Adrian SmithBoy
English musician of band Iron Maiden
- Adrian TrussBoy
English actor and writer
- Adrian UtleyBoy
English musician of band Portishead
- Adrian VandenbergBoy
Dutch rock guitarist
- Adrian WillaertBoy
Flemish composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School
- Adrian ZinggBoy
Swiss painter
- Adrian ZmedBoy
American television personality and film actor
- Adrian SimonBoy
son of American musicians Paul Simon and Edie Brickell
- Adrian Dovolani (b. 2008)Boy
son of dancer Tony Dovolani; twin sister Ariana
- Adrian Eli Wrease (b. 2010)Boy
son of Cleondra Carter and Michael Wrease of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
- Adrian Ellory Followill (b. 2013)Boy
son of musicians Matthew Followill and Johanna Bennett
- Adrian Benjamin Colonomos (b. 2015)Boy
son of TV presenters Ginger Zee and Ben Aaron
Adrian in pop culture
- Adrian AndrewsBoy
character in video game "Ace Attorney"
- Adrian PuceyBoy
character in the "Harry Potter" series
- Adrian MonkBoy
neurotic TV detective on "Monk"
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baby in film "Rosemary's Baby"
- Adrian PenninoBoy
wife of Rocky Balboa
- Adrian LeeBoy
female character from "The Secret Life of the American Teenager"
- Adrian MoleBoy
character in a series of novels by Sue Townsend
- Adrian IvashkovBoy
character in the Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead
- Adrian HelmsleyBoy
character in movie "2012"
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character in August Bournonville's comic ballet "The Kermesse" in Bruges
- Adrian MooreBoy
character on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
- Adrian Chase aka PrometheusBoy
character on TV's "Arrow"
- Adrian Toomes aka VultureBoy
character in Marvel Universe
- Adrian VeidtBoy
character in the graphic novel and film "Watchmen"
- Adrian SeidelmanBoy
male alter ego of comic/animated character Cybersix
- Adrian Du LucBoy
character in the film "Apartment Zero"
- Adrian EverhartBoy
also known as Sketch, one of the main characters of Marissa Meyer's Renegades novels