Adrienne
Adrienne was the 1673rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 140th with 2,077 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 824 places. More babies were named Adrienne in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning "from Hadria" · French, Latin
Say it AY-dree-en /ˈeɪdriˌɛn/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,673 girls, down 614 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 123girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19832,077 babies
- Total since 1880
- 68,756babies recorded
What does the name Adrienne mean?
Adrienne is the French feminine of Adrien (English Adrian), from the Latin Hadrianus, "from Hadria". Hadria was a town in northern Italy that also gave its name to the Adriatic Sea, and Hadrianus was the family name of the emperor Hadrian. DMNES lists several popes and saints named Adrian. Adrienne came into English use in the 20th century.
Hadrianus (Latin, “of Hadria (Adria), a town in northern Italy”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Adrian, Adriana, Adrianne, Adria.
See also: Latin names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adrienne', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adrian', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Adrienne', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Adrienne popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 400 since 1960.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,673 | 123 |
| 2020 | #1,059 | 234 |
| 2010 | #699 | 409 |
| 2000 | #531 | 496 |
| 1990 | #233 | 1,213 |
| 1980 | #170 | 1,669 |
| 1970 | #290 | 1,002 |
| 1960 | #376 | 647 |
| 1950 | #355 | 489 |
| 1940 | #389 | 298 |
| 1930 | #643 | 116 |
| 1920 | #780 | 86 |
| 1910 | #664 | 41 |
| 1900 | #803 | 21 |
| 1890 | #1,214 | 6 |
| 1880 | #838 | 5 |
How popular is Adrienne, counting every spelling?
Adrienne is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,510 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,673 for Adrienne on its own. Together these spellings went to 123 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrienne | 123 | #1,673 | 858 |
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 Adrienne?
123 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adrienne (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adrienne 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 68 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adrienne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adrienne?
About 58,400 people born in the US named Adrienne are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 35 and 57. That makes Adrienne mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Adrienne by state
How common Adrienne was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 30 states fewer than five girls 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 Adrienne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adrienne, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Adrienne · Sibling names for Adrienne
Questions about the name Adrienne
What does Adrienne mean?
Adrienne means “"from Hadria"” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Adrienne?
Adrienne was the 1673rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 123 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 140th with 2,077 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 824 places. More babies were named Adrienne in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Adrienne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adrienne in the US.
Where is Adrienne most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adrienne was most common in California (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Indiana.