Unisex name
Adrian
5,538 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2013.
Origin
From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria.From Wiktionary, entry “Adrian”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2013: 273 births. 5,538 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 875 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2008: 8,100 births. 287,982 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1980s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 56th among boys' names in 2008. It is given to girls (5%) as well as boys (95%). It really came into use around 1896. It is still given: 24,266 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1975: 237 births. 5,502 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. At its peak, it ranked 41st among boys' names in 1975. It is still given: 91 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 18,235* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 15,797 | 2012–2023 | — |
| France | 6,570 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Austria | 5,411 | 1984–2025 | 40th in 2015 |
| Berlin | 1,156 | 2012–2023 | 41st in 2012 |
| Quebec | 1,152 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 160 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
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