Adreana
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "dark one".
Name Census estimates that about 919 living Americans carry the first name Adreana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adreana today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adreana births was 1995 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adreana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
919
~ 1 in 372,964 Americans
Peak year
1995
39 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2019 SSA rank
#9,742
Tracked since 1969
Census
Adreana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 964 people with the first name Adreana, which placed it at #12,774 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,774
National first-name rank
People counted
964
964 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
46.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adreana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adreana is Hispanic at 46.8%. The next largest groups are White (27.1%) and Black (19.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adreana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adreana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino46.8% · 451
- White27.1% · 261
- Black or African American19.8% · 191
- Two or more races3.9% · 38
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 10
Popularity
Adreana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adreana from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 333 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Adreana remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adreana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adreana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adreanas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Adreana, while Florida, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 49 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adreana
The name Adreana has its origins in Greek and Latin cultures, with the earliest known records of its use dating back to the late Roman era. It is believed to be a feminine variant of the Greek name Andreas, which means "manly" or "courageous." The name was later adopted and adapted by Latin-speaking communities, where it took on various spellings, including Adriana and Adrianna.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Adreana can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned an Adriana, the daughter of a Roman senator, in his work "Annals" from the 1st century AD. The name also appears in early Christian texts, with Saint Adriana being a 3rd-century martyr celebrated in the Catholic Church.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Adreana gained popularity across Europe, particularly in Italy and Spain. One notable figure from this period was Adriana of Lecce, an Italian mystic and religious writer who lived in the 15th century (born around 1430). In Spain, Adriana de Maldonado was a 16th-century artist and painter, known for her religious works and portraits.
As the Renaissance era dawned, the name Adreana continued to be favored, with several notable women bearing it. Adriana Basile (1580-1646) was an Italian poet and scholar from Naples, renowned for her literary works and her involvement in the city's intellectual circles. Another prominent figure was Adriana Campi (1528-1591), an Italian Renaissance painter and member of the influential Campi family of artists.
Moving into the modern era, one of the most famous Adreanas was Adriana Caselotti (1916-1997), an American actress and singer best known for providing the voice of Snow White in the classic Disney animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937). Adriana Lecouvreur (1692-1730) was a celebrated French actress and tragedienne of the 18th century, renowned for her performances in the works of Corneille, Racine, and Voltaire.
While the name Adreana has remained relatively uncommon in recent times, it continues to carry a rich historical legacy, with its roots firmly planted in the cultural and artistic traditions of the ancient world and the Renaissance period.
People
Adreana + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adreana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adreana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 919 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adreana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 372,964 US residents.
Is Adreana a common name?
We classify Adreana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 946 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adreana most popular?
The single biggest year for Adreana was 1995, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adreana is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adreana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 964 people with the name Adreana, or 0.32 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,774 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adreana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adreana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adreana appears almost entirely female. Of the 960 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adreana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adreana is Hispanic at 46.8%. The next largest groups are White (27.1%) and Black (19.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adreana most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Adreana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.8% (451 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adreana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adreana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adreana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adreana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adreana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adreana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Adreana?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.