Adrien
A masculine name of Latin origin, derived from "Adrianus", meaning from Hadria.
Name Census estimates that about 9,991 living Americans carry the first name Adrien. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 87.3% of registrations being male. The average person named Adrien today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adrien births was 2009 (367 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adrien. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Adrien with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
10.0K
~ 1 in 34,306 Americans
Peak year
2009
367 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,192
Tracked since 1881
Census
Adrien in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 8,638 people with the first name Adrien, which placed it at #2,710 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
#2,710
National first-name rank
People counted
8.6K
8,638 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
40.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adrien
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adrien is White at 40.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.2%) and Black (19.6%). 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 Adrien 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 Adrien at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White40.4% · 3,487
- Hispanic or Latino28.2% · 2,440
- Black or African American19.6% · 1,696
- Two or more races7.4% · 639
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 305
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 71
Gender
Gender distribution for Adrien
Adrien leans heavily male at 87.3% of total registrations, but 1,398 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Adrien as a male name
- Ranked #1,192 in 2024
- 171 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (345 births)
Adrien as a female name
- Ranked #13,493 in 2023
- 6 female births in 2023
- Peak: 1982 (56 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adrien leans strongly male. 7,299 people counted with this name were male (84.5%), compared with 1,338 female bearers (15.5%).
Popularity
Adrien: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adrien from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 2,912 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adrien remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adrien 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 Adrien during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adriens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 39 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Adrien, while Rhode Island, Kansas, Nebraska recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 162 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adrien
The name Adrien has its roots in the ancient Latin language and culture. It is derived from the Latin name Hadrianus, which in turn comes from the Roman family name Hadrius or Hadrianus. This family name is believed to have originated from the Latin word "hadrianus," which means "from Hadria," a town in northern Italy.
One of the earliest and most notable bearers of the name was the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who ruled from 117 to 138 AD. He is best known for the construction of Hadrian's Wall, a defensive fortification in northern England, and for his architectural achievements, including the Pantheon in Rome.
During the Middle Ages, the name Adrien gained popularity in various regions of Europe, particularly in France and England. In France, it was often spelled as "Adrien" or "Adrian," while in England, the spelling "Adrian" was more common. One of the earliest documented instances of the name in England was Adrian of Canterbury, a religious scholar and writer who lived in the 7th century.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Adrien. One of the most famous was the French mathematician and philosopher Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752-1833), who made significant contributions to number theory and the development of elliptic functions. Another notable figure was Adrien Baillet (1649-1706), a French scholar and biographer who wrote extensively on the lives of saints.
In the realm of literature, the French writer Adrien Turnèbe (1512-1565) was a renowned humanist and classical scholar during the Renaissance period. Additionally, Adrien Brouwer (1605-1638) was a renowned Flemish painter known for his depictions of peasant life and genre scenes.
Another important figure was Adrien Duport (1759-1798), a French lawyer and politician who played a significant role during the French Revolution. He served as the President of the National Convention and was instrumental in the establishment of the First French Republic.
These are just a few examples of the many individuals throughout history who have borne the name Adrien, a name with a rich and varied cultural heritage spanning centuries and diverse fields of human endeavor.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Adrien
People
Adrien + 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
Adrien: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adrien?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9,991 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adrien 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 34,306 US residents.
Is Adrien a common name?
We classify Adrien as "Rare". It ranks above 97.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11,002 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adrien most popular?
The single biggest year for Adrien was 2009, when 367 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adrien is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adrien in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 8,638 people with the name Adrien, or 2.86 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,710 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 Adrien 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 Adrien?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adrien leans strongly male. 7,299 people counted with this name were male (84.5%), compared with 1,338 female bearers (15.5%). 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 Adrien?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adrien is White at 40.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.2%) and Black (19.6%). 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 Adrien most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Adrien in the 2020 Census, accounting for 40.4% (3,487 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 Adrien in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adrien a male name?
Yes, 87.3% of people registered as Adrien in the SSA data are male. 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 Adrien still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adrien 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 Adrien 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 many people are named Adrien?
Want to know how many Americans are named Adrien? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.