Adnan
Adnan was the 1539th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1441st; the most babies were born in 2023 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved up 228 places. More babies were named Adnan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,539 boys, up 398 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 112boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023118 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,996babies recorded
Adnan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,539 | 112 |
| 2020 | #1,937 | 75 |
| 2010 | #1,794 | 82 |
| 2000 | #1,653 | 70 |
| 1990 | #1,840 | 42 |
| 1980 | #2,729 | 17 |
| 1970 | #4,234 | 6 |
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How popular is Adnan, counting every spelling?
Adnan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,455 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,539 for Adnan on its own. Together these spellings went to 112 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan | 112 | #1,539 | 559 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adnan?
112 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adnan (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Adnan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 75 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adnan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adnan?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Adnan are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 27. That makes Adnan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adnan by state
How common Adnan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (7.7×), Virginia (2.8×), New York (2.4×), Washington (2.2×), Ohio (1.9×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adnan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adnan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adnan
How popular is the name Adnan?
Adnan was the 1539th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1441st; the most babies were born in 2023 (118). Over the last ten years it has moved up 228 places. More babies were named Adnan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adnan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Adnan in the US.
Where is Adnan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adnan was most common in Minnesota (0.50 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and New York.