Given name
Adrain
“man from Hadria”·“a man from Hadria”
Adrain is a variant of Adrian. Interpretations include “man from Hadria” (Latin) and “a man from Hadria” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adrain is a variant of Adrian. Interpretations include “man from Hadria” (Latin) and “a man from Hadria” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adrain is a variant of Adrian. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adrain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,820
- 4,252 boys · 568 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 126 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,043 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,043 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 61.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 111 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,797 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adrain’s family of names
Adrain has a related form in Adrian. In English usage, Adrain has a conventional equivalent in the German form Adrian.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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