Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Adrian*

#137 most common boys' name of all time · #275 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#137
Rank overall
#275 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
287,982
Since 2016
54,212
Peak year
2008 #56
Best rank
#56 2008
Girls Boys peak 8,100/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Adrian is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 41 4,464 4,505 #74
2024 58 4,642 4,700 #72
2023 70 4,666 4,736 #67
2022 62 5,044 5,106 #63
2021 75 5,144 5,219 #61
2020 64 5,321 5,385 #58
2019 84 5,786 5,870 #56
2018 79 5,817 5,896 #62
2017 114 6,236 6,350 #58
2016 108 6,337 6,445 #60
2015 84 6,540 6,624 #58
2014 106 6,706 6,812 #59
2013 126 6,854 6,980 #60
2012 133 6,952 7,085 #61
2011 164 7,349 7,513 #56
2010 163 7,409 7,572 #56
2009 160 7,633 7,793 #59
2008 162 7,938 8,100 #56
2007 181 7,742 7,923 #61
2006 179 7,383 7,562 #63
2005 169 6,727 6,896 #65
2004 170 6,140 6,310 #72
2003 171 6,110 6,281 #68
2002 197 5,684 5,881 #73
2001 189 5,424 5,613 #75
2000 212 5,341 5,553 #78
1999 176 5,066 5,242 #79
1998 246 5,429 5,675 #71
1997 230 4,116 4,346 #95
1996 215 4,112 4,327 #92
1995 229 3,911 4,140 #97
1994 241 3,814 4,055 #97
1993 325 3,754 4,079 #99
1992 307 3,859 4,166 #96
1991 329 3,921 4,250 #93
1990 376 4,000 4,376 #95
1989 304 3,418 3,722 #100
1988 385 3,220 3,605 #101
1987 355 2,846 3,201 #102
1986 305 2,943 3,248 #99
1985 388 3,132 3,520 #93
1984 459 2,656 3,115 #107
1983 479 2,550 3,029 #107
1982 409 2,515 2,924 #117
1981 317 2,467 2,784 #115
1980 346 2,393 2,739 #115
1979 348 2,363 2,711 #113
1978 315 2,306 2,621 #111
1977 274 2,262 2,536 #121
1976 208 2,119 2,327 #124
1975 212 1,953 2,165 #133
1974 194 1,817 2,011 #138
1973 199 1,612 1,811 #154
1972 241 1,678 1,919 #157
1971 230 1,507 1,737 #177
1970 214 1,295 1,509 #200
1969 200 1,044 1,244 #223
1968 230 958 1,188 #231
1967 232 813 1,045 #247
1966 159 756 915 #266
1965 116 772 888 #268
1964 160 784 944 #276
1963 121 653 774 #306
1962 145 703 848 #291
1961 112 634 746 #311
1960 106 555 661 #327
1959 109 484 593 #353
1958 98 443 541 #367
1957 104 463 567 #351
1956 107 441 548 #352
1955 90 431 521 #348
1954 95 367 462 #368
1953 87 404 491 #345
1952 97 368 465 #353
1951 96 358 454 #363
1950 102 298 400 #391
1949 101 314 415 #380
1948 66 305 371 #391
1947 76 302 378 #394
1946 48 290 338 #382
1945 42 231 273 #395
1944 40 241 281 #387
1943 36 222 258 #414
1942 40 237 277 #392
1941 35 260 295 #363
1940 29 237 266 #370
1939 22 248 270 #354
1938 29 247 276 #353
1937 24 224 248 #361
1936 26 217 243 #370
1935 23 211 234 #372
1934 28 205 233 #382
1933 15 195 210 #392
1932 14 210 224 #385
1931 19 214 233 #384
1930 16 205 221 #410
1929 14 228 242 #383
1928 12 230 242 #390
1927 14 221 235 #403
1926 19 280 299 #346
1925 17 267 284 #364
1924 16 333 349 #317
1923 8 340 348 #310
1922 14 275 289 #359
1921 12 283 295 #358
1920 8 284 292 #349
1919 21 274 295 #341
1918 12 325 337 #310
1917 14 273 287 #330
1916 11 242 253 #347
1915 11 231 242 #351
1914 18 174 192 #355
1913 9 155 164 #327
1912 8 130 138 #331
1911 7 55 62 #381
1910 42 42 #417
1909 38 38 #400
1908 41 41 #356
1907 31 31 #410
1906 34 34 #360
1905 33 33 #363
1904 30 30 #374
1903 23 23 #418
1902 26 26 #395
1901 29 29 #340
1900 27 27 #437
1899 30 30 #329
1898 17 17 #508
1897 27 27 #365
1896 22 22 #422
1895 18 18 #484
1894 18 18 #468
1893 13 13 #545
1892 18 18 #462
1891 16 16 #444
1890 17 17 #441
1889 16 16 #470
1888 19 19 #433
1887 13 13 #499
1886 17 17 #435
1885 12 12 #556
1884 9 9 #667
1883 14 14 #488
1882 18 18 #428
1881 12 12 #506
1880 18 18 #403