Hadrian
Hadrian was the 2617th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,111 places. More babies were named Hadrian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,617 boys, up 1,575 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202550 babies
- Total since 1880
- 829babies recorded
Hadrian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,617 | 50 |
| 2020 | #4,192 | 24 |
| 2010 | #3,337 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,879 | 15 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,437 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hadrian, counting every spelling?
Hadrian has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Hadrian?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hadrian (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hadrian 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 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hadrian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hadrian?
About 800 people born in the US named Hadrian are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Hadrian 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.
Hadrian by state
How common Hadrian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Hadrian
How popular is the name Hadrian?
Hadrian was the 2617th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,111 places. More babies were named Hadrian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hadrian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hadrian in the US.
Where is Hadrian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hadrian was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.