Given name & surname
Adrien
“man from Hadria”·“a man from Hadria”
Adrien 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
Adrien 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
Adrien 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 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adrien through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,194
- 9,787 boys · 1,407 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 367 babies
- 2025
- 189
- #1,159 for boys · #10,125 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 97% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 180 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,159 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 345 in 2009. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (25). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,637 as a first name in 2020; 788 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adrien’s family of names
In French usage, Adrien has a diminutive in ADRI. Adrien shares a linguistic root with Adrian. In French usage, Adrien has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Adriano.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Adrien has relatives in 15 languages.
17 related names in 15 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Adrien
- Adrien BrodyAmerican actorborn 1973
- Adrien RabiotFrench footballer (born 1995)
- Adrien SilvaPortuguese association football playerborn 1989
- Adrien de GerlacheBelgian explorer (1866–1934)
- Adrien ManglardFrench painter and engraver (1695-1760)
- Adrien-Henri de JussieuFrench botanist (1797-1853)
- Adrien TruffertFrench footballer (born 2001)
- Adrien AuzoutFrench astronomer1622–1691
- Adrien ThomassonFrench footballer (born 1993)
Characters named Adrien: Adrien Agreste (character and male protagonist of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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