Boys' name · since 1985

Adian

1,204 babies named Adian in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,572 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,882 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,204
born since 1985
2000s
peak decade

1,204 babies have been named Adian since 1985, making it today's #7882 boys' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adian has been recorded 1,204 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #7882 nationally and more common than 43% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.

  • #4,572 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,882 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,204 born since 1985
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adian ranks #4,572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,882 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,204 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,572 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,882 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,204
born since 1985
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%43.4%
Adian vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Adian's 1,204 recorded births place it above 89.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Adian compares

1,204 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Adian's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Adian Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,204 369 358,536
Peak-year births 89 34 22,252

Adian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Adian's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 89, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Adian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
89
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
020406080100 19851997200220072012201720222025 10

Adian by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (608 births, 50% of the file).

2000s was Adian's strongest decade.

608 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Adian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 608 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Adian compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adian's total volume

Adian vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -29, 8.7%-141, 2.2%-39, 7.1%-114, 2.7%-50, 5.3%-56, 11.2%-60, 4.1%-24, 6.6%-110, 3.1%-70, 5.5%-49, 4.9%-19, 17%-55, 9%-76, 3.2%-56, 3.4%Adian-41, 7.4%Adian
Adian vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Adian by state

Where Adian concentrates geographically, total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
100 8.3%
#2 California
44 3.7%
#3 New York
38 3.2%
#4 Florida
27 2.2%
#5 Michigan
16 1.3%
#6 Georgia
11 0.9%
#7 Oklahoma
10 0.8%
#8 Tennessee
10 0.8%
Texas share of Adian's total US births 8.3%
Even split

100 of 1,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Adian appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adian?
1,204 babies have been named Adian since 1985. All-time, it sits at #4,572 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,882 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 89 births.
Where does Adian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adian ranks #4,572 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,882 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Adian most popular?
Adian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 608 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Adian most popular?
The top states for the name Adian are Texas (100 births), California (44 births), New York (38 births).
How long has the name Adian been used?
Adian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 41 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Adian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aditya, Adin, Adiel, Adil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Adian's data

  • Adian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (608 total births); usage has since declined to 113 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Adians (100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Adian

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Adian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.