Adrienne

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

Girl's name · #1673 in the US (2025) · 80s

Adrienne's best rank, #140, came in 1983; it has stepped well back to #1673 today. Roughly 68,000 girls have been named Adrienne since 1880. Adrienne's short forms are Adi, Addy, and Addi.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,200 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adriennes

Adrienne Rich — American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012)
Adrienne Barbeau — American actress
Adrienne Clarkson — 26th governor general of Canada
Adrienne Shelly — American actress (1966–2006)
Adrienne Bailon-Houghton — American singer, actress, and television personality

In stories & tradition

Adrienne Frost — Earth-616
Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis — Days of Our Lives
Adrienne Delaney — Phantasmagoria

What Adriennes become

Among 450 notable people named Adrienne:

Entertainers appear 1.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adrienne Barbeau, American actress.

Similar names: Adria · Cara · Adrianna · Corinne · Aimee · Julianne

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