Adriana
Adriana was the 366th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 836 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 107th with 3,095 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 181 places. More babies were named Adriana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Hadria (Adria) · Latin
Say it ay-dree-AN-uh /ˌeɪdriˈænə/
- Rank in 2025
- #366 girls, down 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 836girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20063,095 babies
- Total since 1880
- 96,796babies recorded
What does the name Adriana mean?
Adriana is the feminine of Adrian, from Latin Hadrianus, "from Hadria", a town near the Adriatic Sea that also gave the sea its name. DMNES records Adriana in Flemish and English Dutch-community records from the 16th century and lists the emperor Hadrian and several popes under Adrian. It is popular in Spanish- and Italian-speaking families.
Hadrianus (Latin, “from Hadria”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Adrian, Adrienne, Adrianna.
See also: Latin names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adriana', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adriana', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adrian', DMNES, Durham University
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Nicknames for Adriana
The usual nicknames for Adriana are Adri.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adri | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Adrianas go by each one.
Adriana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 404 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #366 | 836 |
| 2020 | #305 | 1,061 |
| 2010 | #129 | 2,463 |
| 2000 | #127 | 2,681 |
| 1990 | #144 | 2,151 |
| 1980 | #233 | 1,100 |
| 1970 | #458 | 461 |
| 1960 | #892 | 138 |
| 1950 | #1,525 | 37 |
| 1940 | #1,635 | 23 |
| 1930 | #2,113 | 16 |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 |
| 1910 | #2,141 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adriana, counting every spelling?
Adriana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #290 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #366 for Adriana on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,144 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adriana | 836 | #366 | 4,744 |
| Adrianna | 308 | #872 | 2,002 |
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 Adriana?
836 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adriana (0.23 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adriana 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 10 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adriana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adriana?
About 93,800 people born in the US named Adriana are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 16 and 35. That makes Adriana 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.
Adriana by state
How common Adriana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Delaware (3.3×), Rhode Island (3.3×), New Jersey (2.7×), Maryland (2.3×), Connecticut (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in West Virginia, Ohio, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adriana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adriana, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Adriana · Sibling names for Adriana
Questions about the name Adriana
What does Adriana mean?
Adriana means “from Hadria (Adria)” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Adriana?
Adriana was the 366th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 836 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 107th with 3,095 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 181 places. More babies were named Adriana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Adriana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adriana in the US.
Where is Adriana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adriana was most common in Delaware (1.94 per 1,000 girls), followed by Rhode Island and New Jersey.