Adrian
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning from Hadria; dark one.
How Adrian has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #58 |
| 2016 | #60 |
| 2017 | #58 |
| 2018 | #62 |
| 2019 | #56 |
| 2020 | #58 |
| 2021 | #61 |
| 2022 | #63 |
| 2023 | #67 |
| 2024 | #72 |
| 2025 | #74 |
Adrian by the numbers
In 2025, 161 babies in England and Wales were named Adrian. In the US, 6,317 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 7,927 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from Adrian
Forms of Adrian in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Adrianafrom hadria; feminine form of Adrian1,387 in the US (2017)
- Adriannafrom Hadria; a form of Adrian827 in the US (2017)
- Adriennefrom hadria; a form of Adrian287 in the US (2017)
- Adriannefrom Hadria; a feminine form of Adrian51 in the US (2017)
- Andrianastrong, manly; feminine form of Adrian22 in the US (2017)
- Adrainfrom hadria; a variant of Adrian19 in the US (2017)
- Adryannafrom hadria; dark or rich; a form of Adrian13 in the US (2017)
- Adrieof hadria; a form of Adrian9 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Adrian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Adrienfrom Hadria; a form of Adrian259 in the US (2017)
- Adryandark one; a respelling of Adrian71 in the US (2017)
- Adrianofrom the adriatic sea region; a form of Adrian68 in the US (2017)
- Aydrianfrom hadria, a city in northern italy; a form of Adrian33 in the US (2017)
- Adrianefrom hadria, a city in northern italy14 in the US (2017)
- Adriannfrom hadria; dark or rich; a form of Adrian13 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Adrian
Names that are said the same way as Adrian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Adrian, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
- Sullivandark-eyed or black-eyed one165 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Adrian
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