Deadrian
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of the name Adrian meaning "dark one".
Name Census estimates that about 295 living Americans carry the first name Deadrian. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Deadrian today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Deadrian births was 2008 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Deadrian. 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
295
~ 1 in 1,161,879 Americans
Peak year
2008
17 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,212
Tracked since 1987
Census
Deadrian in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 239 people with the first name Deadrian, which placed it at #34,236 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
#34,236
National first-name rank
People counted
239
239 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
87.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Deadrian
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deadrian is Black at 87.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.9%) and Hispanic (4.6%). 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 Deadrian 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 Deadrian at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American87.9% · 210
- Two or more races5.9% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 11
- White1.7% · 4
Popularity
Deadrian: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Deadrian from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 93 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Deadrian 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 Deadrian during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Deadrians live
Origin
Meaning and history of Deadrian
The given name Deadrian has its roots in the ancient Etruscan language, which was spoken by the Etruscan civilization that flourished in what is now modern-day Italy, primarily in the region of Tuscany, from around the 8th century BCE to the 1st century BCE. The name is believed to be derived from the Etruscan word "deadr," which means "to shine" or "to radiate," and the suffix "-ian," which was a common ending for Etruscan names.
The earliest known reference to the name Deadrian can be found in an Etruscan funerary inscription dated to around the 6th century BCE, which was discovered near the city of Volterra. This inscription mentions a person named "Deadrian Velthurnas," suggesting that the name was in use among the Etruscan nobility or upper classes during that time period.
In the centuries that followed, the name Deadrian seems to have been relatively rare, with only a few scattered mentions in historical records from the Roman Empire and the early medieval period. One notable individual bearing this name was Deadrian of Ravenna, a 6th-century Byzantine scholar and philosopher who wrote extensively on the works of Plato and Aristotle.
During the Renaissance period, the name experienced a brief resurgence in popularity, particularly among Italian humanist scholars and artists who were fascinated by the rediscovery of classical Etruscan and Roman culture. One of the most famous bearers of the name from this era was Deadrian Buonarroti (1475-1564), a Florentine painter, sculptor, and architect who is better known by his more commonly used name, Michelangelo.
In the 17th century, a Dutch painter named Deadrian Gerbrandtszoon (1590-1666) gained recognition for his masterful still-life paintings depicting intricate arrangements of flowers, fruits, and other objects. His works are highly prized and can be found in numerous prestigious museums around the world.
Another noteworthy individual with the name Deadrian was Deadrian Valery (1871-1945), a French poet, essayist, and philosopher who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 for his timeless works that explored themes of emotion, spirituality, and the human condition.
While the name Deadrian has never been widely popular, it has maintained a certain mystique and allure throughout history, evoking a sense of radiance, brilliance, and the enduring legacy of the ancient Etruscan culture from which it originated.
People
Deadrian + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Deadrian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Deadrian: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Deadrian?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 295 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Deadrian 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 1,161,879 US residents.
Is Deadrian a common name?
We classify Deadrian as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 300 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Deadrian most popular?
The single biggest year for Deadrian was 2008, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Deadrian is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Deadrian in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 239 people with the name Deadrian, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,236 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 Deadrian 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 Deadrian?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Deadrian leans strongly male. 211 people counted with this name were male (89.4%), compared with 25 female bearers (10.6%). 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 Deadrian?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Deadrian is Black at 87.9%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.9%) and Hispanic (4.6%). 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 Deadrian most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Deadrian in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.9% (210 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 Deadrian in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Deadrian a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Deadrian 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 Deadrian still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Deadrian 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 Deadrian 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 Deadrian?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.