Adrian Name Popularity

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How popular is Adrian?

In 2018 the popular name Adrian, ranked the 62nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Adrian has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #56 for the first time in 2008 and as recently as 2011.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 2008 with 7,930 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Adrian in any given year was 9 in 1884.

Approximately during the years 1893-1897, 1907-1918, 1957-1962, 1965-1977, 1982-1985, 1986-1990, 1995-1998, and 1999-2006 the name Adrian took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Adrian's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Adrian has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Adrian?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Adrian is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Adrian (Girl)		Adrian (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		78	2,313	5,788	62
2017		114	1,811	6,219	58
2016		108	1,879	6,330	60
2015		83	2,249	6,526	58
2014		105	1,903	6,690	59
2013		126	1,673	6,845	60
2012		132	1,627	6,943	61
2011		164	1,390	7,338	56
2010		163	1,402	7,405	56
2009		160	1,450	7,632	58
2008		162	1,452	7,930	56
2007		181	1,337	7,735	61
2006		179	1,306	7,382	63
2005		169	1,307	6,724	65
2004		170	1,264	6,138	72
2003		171	1,232	6,110	68
2002		196	1,082	5,683	73
2001		189	1,116	5,424	75
2000		212	999	5,339	78
1999		176	1,126	5,066	79
1998		246	862	5,429	71
1997		230	882	4,114	95
1996		215	913	4,108	92
1995		229	853	3,910	97
1994		241	834	3,814	97
1993		325	670	3,753	99
1992		307	702	3,858	96
1991		329	662	3,920	93
1990		376	602	3,999	94
1989		304	667	3,418	100
1988		385	557	3,220	101
1987		355	563	2,846	102
1986		305	618	2,942	99
1985		388	517	3,132	93
1984		459	451	2,655	107
1983		479	439	2,546	107
1982		409	497	2,515	117
1981		317	582	2,467	115
1980		346	542	2,393	115
1979		348	539	2,365	112
1978		315	553	2,308	111
1977		274	611	2,260	121
1976		208	706	2,120	124
1975		212	699	1,954	133
1974		194	733	1,817	138
1973		199	723	1,614	154
1972		241	635	1,679	157
1971		230	673	1,505	177
1970		214	717	1,296	200
1969		200	708	1,044	223
1968		230	638	958	231
1967		231	627	814	247
1966		159	778	755	266
1965		116	951	772	268
1964		160	829	785	276
1963		121	963	652	305
1962		145	871	702	289
1961		112	1,029	630	312
1960		107	1,039	558	326
1959		109	1,011	484	354
1958		98	1,060	442	368
1957		103	1,030	465	349
1956		108	968	440	351
1955		90	1,064	433	347
1954		95	1,001	367	368
1953		87	1,032	403	345
1952		97	947	369	353
1951		96	946	356	364
1950		102	876	298	390
1949		101	873	314	380
1948		66	1,095	305	391
1947		76	1,012	303	394
1946		48	1,239	290	382
1945		42	1,232	231	395
1944		40	1,256	241	387
1943		36	1,366	222	414
1942		40	1,264	237	392
1941		35	1,294	260	362
1940		29	1,404	237	370
1939		22	1,637	248	353
1938		29	1,381	247	353
1937		24	1,540	224	361
1936		26	1,446	217	370
1935		23	1,551	211	371
1934		28	1,371	204	383
1933		15	2,053	195	392
1932		14	2,236	210	385
1931		19	1,804	214	383
1930		16	2,112	205	410
1929		14	2,301	228	383
1928		12	2,623	230	390
1927		14	2,434	221	403
1926		19	1,997	280	345
1925		17	2,193	267	363
1924		16	2,309	333	315
1923		8	3,645	340	310
1922		14	2,480	275	358
1921		12	2,763	283	358
1920		8	3,601	284	348
1919		21	1,801	274	341
1918		12	2,674	325	309
1917		14	2,316	273	330
1916		11	2,660	242	347
1915		11	2,528	231	351
1914		18	1,541	174	353
1913		9	2,164	155	327
1912		8	2,150	130	330
1911		7	1,959	55	379
1910		< 5	--	42	415
1909		< 5	--	38	397
1908		< 5	--	41	355
1907		< 5	--	31	405
1906		< 5	--	34	355
1905		< 5	--	33	360
1904		< 5	--	30	368
1903		< 5	--	23	411
1902		< 5	--	26	388
1901		< 5	--	29	334
1900		< 5	--	27	430
1899		< 5	--	30	322
1898		< 5	--	17	506
1897		< 5	--	27	360
1896		< 5	--	22	417
1895		< 5	--	18	477
1894		< 5	--	18	464
1893		< 5	--	13	539
1892		< 5	--	18	459
1891		< 5	--	16	441
1890		< 5	--	17	434
1889		< 5	--	16	464
1888		< 5	--	19	430
1887		< 5	--	13	488
1886		< 5	--	17	431
1885		< 5	--	12	547
1884		< 5	--	9	663
1883		< 5	--	14	480
1882		< 5	--	18	426
1881		< 5	--	12	504
1880		< 5	--	18	403

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.