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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Hadrian

Gender

Male

Origin

English
son of Adrian
Latin
Dark; In the second century, Roman Emperor Hadrian built a magnificant wall in Britain. Named for him, the wall still stands as one of the wonders of the world.
Swedish

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Hadrian

Pronunciation

ha(d)-rian

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #2604, 50 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202550
202445
202328
202234
202133
202024
201928
201834
201733
201633

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2802, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20254
2024–
20234
20223
20213
20205
20193
20183
2017–
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #2983, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
20223
20214
20203
20193
20186
20173
20167
20155
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence