Given name & surname
Adrea
Adrea is a variant of Adria. In Greek use, Adria carries the interpretation “from the Adriatic Sea region; woman with dark features.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adrea is a variant of Adria. In Greek use, Adria carries the interpretation “from the Adriatic Sea region; woman with dark features.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adrea connects to the Adrian name family through Adria. 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 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adrea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 735
- 0 boys · 735 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 32 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 967 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.
Adrea’s family of names
Adrea has a related form in Adria. In Greek usage, Adrea as a surname is a transliteration of Αδρέα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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