Adrian

“From Hadria; ultimately sea or water” — Latin, ultimately Venetic/Illyrian origin

Boy's name · #74 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Adrian reached its best rank, #56, in 2008 and ranked #74 in 2025. Roughly 272,000 boys have been named Adrian since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Adrian's short forms are Addie, Adi, and Adie. A popular twin pairing with Adrian is Adriana for a girl.

Around the world: #18 in Spain (2024) · #24 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #28 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #32 in Sweden (2025) · #34 in Croatia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adrians

Adrian VI — pope of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523 (1459–1523)
Adrian IV — Pope from 1154 to 1159
Adrian I — Pope from 772 to 795
Adrian II — pope
Adrian III — pope

In stories & tradition

Adrian Monk — Monk
Adrian Mole — Adrian Mole series
Adrian (Alucard) — Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse · Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

What Adrians become

Among 3,848 notable people named Adrian:

Sports figures appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer (born 1979).

Similar names: Dominic · Adriel · Christian · Ian · Julian · Angel

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