Given name
Adrie
Adrie 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
Adrie 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
Adrie 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 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adrie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 268
- 0 boys · 268 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #14,985 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,985 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 366 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Adrie
- Adrie van KraayDutch footballerborn 1953
- Adrie KosterDutch footballer and managerborn 1954
- Adri van der Poelracing cyclistborn 1959
- Adrie VisserDutch cyclistborn 1983
- Adrie LasterieOlympic swimmer (1943-1991)
- Adrie VoortingDutch racing cyclist (1931-1961)
- Adrie Zwartepoortecyclist (1917-1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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