Adrian is a very popular boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Adrian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #74 among boys (4,464) and #3,645 among girls (41) — overall #126 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,505 | 4,554 | #3,645 | #74 |
| 2024 | 4,700 | 4,759 | #2,857 | #72 |
| 2023 | 4,736 | 4,825 | #2,518 | #67 |
| 2022 | 5,106 | 5,197 | #2,756 | #63 |
| 2021 | 5,219 | 5,360 | #2,384 | #61 |
| 2020 | 5,385 | 5,494 | #2,632 | #58 |
| 2019 | 5,870 | 6,030 | #2,194 | #56 |
| 2018 | 5,896 | 6,063 | #2,302 | #62 |
| 2017 | 6,350 | 6,537 | #1,815 | #58 |
| 2016 | 6,445 | 6,648 | #1,884 | #60 |
| 2015 | 6,624 | 6,847 | #2,236 | #58 |
| 2014 | 6,812 | 7,050 | #1,893 | #59 |
| 2013 | 6,980 | 7,240 | #1,675 | #60 |
| 2012 | 7,085 | 7,410 | #1,624 | #61 |
| 2011 | 7,513 | 7,863 | #1,392 | #56 |
| 2010 | 7,572 | 7,890 | #1,402 | #56 |
| 2009 | 7,793 | 8,232 | #1,450 | #59 |
| 2008 | 8,100 | 8,479 | #1,453 | #56 |
| 2007 | 7,923 | 8,265 | #1,340 | #61 |
| 2006 | 7,562 | 7,864 | #1,307 | #63 |
| 2005 | 6,896 | 7,184 | #1,307 | #65 |
| 2004 | 6,310 | 6,579 | #1,264 | #72 |
| 2003 | 6,281 | 6,495 | #1,233 | #68 |
| 2002 | 5,881 | 6,101 | #1,077 | #73 |
| 2001 | 5,613 | 5,810 | #1,117 | #75 |
| 2000 | 5,553 | 5,747 | #999 | #78 |
| 1999 | 5,242 | 5,403 | #1,126 | #79 |
| 1998 | 5,675 | 5,825 | #862 | #71 |
| 1997 | 4,346 | — | #883 | #95 |
| 1996 | 4,327 | — | #913 | #92 |
| 1995 | 4,140 | — | #853 | #96 |
| 1994 | 4,055 | — | #833 | #97 |
| 1993 | 4,079 | — | #670 | #99 |
| 1992 | 4,166 | — | #702 | #96 |
| 1991 | 4,250 | — | #662 | #93 |
| 1990 | 4,376 | — | #602 | #94 |
| 1989 | 3,722 | — | #666 | #100 |
| 1988 | 3,605 | — | #557 | #101 |
| 1987 | 3,201 | — | #563 | #102 |
| 1986 | 3,248 | — | #618 | #99 |
| 1985 | 3,520 | — | #517 | #93 |
| 1984 | 3,115 | — | #451 | #107 |
| 1983 | 3,029 | — | #440 | #107 |
| 1982 | 2,924 | — | #497 | #117 |
| 1981 | 2,784 | — | #581 | #115 |
| 1980 | 2,739 | — | #544 | #115 |
| 1979 | 2,711 | — | #539 | #113 |
| 1978 | 2,621 | — | #553 | #111 |
| 1977 | 2,536 | — | #612 | #121 |
| 1976 | 2,327 | — | #706 | #124 |
| 1975 | 2,165 | — | #699 | #133 |
| 1974 | 2,011 | — | #732 | #138 |
| 1973 | 1,811 | — | #723 | #154 |
| 1972 | 1,919 | — | #635 | #157 |
| 1971 | 1,737 | — | #673 | #177 |
| 1970 | 1,509 | — | #717 | #200 |
| 1969 | 1,244 | — | #708 | #223 |
| 1968 | 1,188 | — | #638 | #231 |
| 1967 | 1,045 | — | #624 | #247 |
| 1966 | 915 | — | #778 | #266 |
| 1965 | 888 | — | #951 | #268 |
| 1964 | 944 | — | #829 | #276 |
| 1963 | 774 | — | #964 | #305 |
| 1962 | 848 | — | #871 | #290 |
| 1961 | 746 | — | #1,031 | #311 |
| 1960 | 661 | — | #1,043 | #327 |
| 1959 | 593 | — | #1,013 | #353 |
| 1958 | 541 | — | #1,059 | #367 |
| 1957 | 567 | — | #1,026 | #351 |
| 1956 | 548 | — | #977 | #351 |
| 1955 | 521 | — | #1,062 | #348 |
| 1954 | 462 | — | #1,000 | #368 |
| 1953 | 491 | — | #1,034 | #345 |
| 1952 | 465 | — | #946 | #353 |
| 1951 | 454 | — | #945 | #363 |
| 1950 | 400 | — | #876 | #390 |
| 1949 | 415 | — | #872 | #380 |
| 1948 | 371 | — | #1,095 | #391 |
| 1947 | 378 | — | #1,012 | #394 |
| 1946 | 338 | — | #1,239 | #382 |
| 1945 | 273 | — | #1,232 | #395 |
| 1944 | 281 | — | #1,256 | #387 |
| 1943 | 258 | — | #1,367 | #414 |
| 1942 | 277 | — | #1,264 | #392 |
| 1941 | 295 | — | #1,294 | #362 |
| 1940 | 266 | — | #1,404 | #370 |
| 1939 | 270 | — | #1,638 | #354 |
| 1938 | 276 | — | #1,382 | #353 |
| 1937 | 248 | — | #1,539 | #361 |
| 1936 | 243 | — | #1,446 | #370 |
| 1935 | 234 | — | #1,550 | #372 |
| 1934 | 233 | — | #1,372 | #382 |
| 1933 | 210 | — | #2,053 | #392 |
| 1932 | 224 | — | #2,235 | #385 |
| 1931 | 233 | — | #1,804 | #383 |
| 1930 | 221 | — | #2,112 | #410 |
| 1929 | 242 | — | #2,301 | #383 |
| 1928 | 242 | — | #2,623 | #390 |
| 1927 | 235 | — | #2,433 | #403 |
| 1926 | 299 | — | #1,997 | #345 |
| 1925 | 284 | — | #2,193 | #363 |
| 1924 | 349 | — | #2,308 | #315 |
| 1923 | 348 | — | #3,644 | #310 |
| 1922 | 289 | — | #2,481 | #358 |
| 1921 | 295 | — | #2,763 | #358 |
| 1920 | 292 | — | #3,601 | #348 |
| 1919 | 295 | — | #1,801 | #341 |
| 1918 | 337 | — | #2,674 | #309 |
| 1917 | 287 | — | #2,316 | #330 |
| 1916 | 253 | — | #2,660 | #347 |
| 1915 | 242 | — | #2,528 | #351 |
| 1914 | 192 | — | #1,541 | #353 |
| 1913 | 164 | — | #2,164 | #327 |
| 1912 | 138 | — | #2,149 | #330 |
| 1911 | 62 | — | #1,958 | #379 |
| 1910 | 42 | — | — | #415 |
| 1909 | 38 | — | — | #397 |
| 1908 | 41 | — | — | #355 |
| 1907 | 31 | — | — | #405 |
| 1906 | 34 | — | — | #355 |
| 1905 | 33 | — | — | #360 |
| 1904 | 30 | — | — | #368 |
| 1903 | 23 | — | — | #411 |
| 1902 | 26 | — | — | #388 |
| 1901 | 29 | — | — | #334 |
| 1900 | 27 | — | — | #430 |
| 1899 | 30 | — | — | #322 |
| 1898 | 17 | — | — | #506 |
| 1897 | 27 | — | — | #360 |
| 1896 | 22 | — | — | #417 |
| 1895 | 18 | — | — | #477 |
| 1894 | 18 | — | — | #464 |
| 1893 | 13 | — | — | #539 |
| 1892 | 18 | — | — | #458 |
| 1891 | 16 | — | — | #441 |
| 1890 | 17 | — | — | #434 |
| 1889 | 16 | — | — | #464 |
| 1888 | 19 | — | — | #430 |
| 1887 | 13 | — | — | #488 |
| 1886 | 17 | — | — | #431 |
| 1885 | 12 | — | — | #547 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | — | #663 |
| 1883 | 14 | — | — | #480 |
| 1882 | 18 | — | — | #426 |
| 1881 | 12 | — | — | #504 |
| 1880 | 18 | — | — | #403 |