Adrian
Pronounced AA0 D R IY0 EH1 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2008
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Adrian?
Adrian is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 274,367 children — the 142nd most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 25% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2008, when 8,335 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Adrienne and Adriann — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Adrian and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Adrienne
- Adriann
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AA0 D R IY0 EH1 N · EY1 D R IY0 AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 001 · 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Adrian
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Adrian
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Adrian?
- Adrian ranks 142nd among boys' names in US records, with 274,367 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 56,982.
- Is Adrian a unisex name?
- No. Adrian is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Adrian most popular?
- 2008, when 8,335 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Adrian spelled?
- Adrienne, Adriann. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.