Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Adrian

AY-dree-un · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
From Hadria; dark one
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
saint · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#72
2024 births4,617
Peak year2008
First appeared1880
Total US births267,752
2008 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AdeAdri
Alternate spellings
AdrienAdrien
In other languages
Adrien (French)Adriano (Italian)Adrián (Spanish)Adrijan (Slavic)

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