US rank #1515 Boys' name Peak 2023 2,882 births

Adnan — #1515 US boys' name

2,882 babies named Adnan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1515
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Adnan was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

118 babies were named Adnan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adnan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,882 babies named Adnan between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adnan currently holds the #1515 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 118 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adnan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 802 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Adnan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 438 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Adnan in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adnan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,882 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adnan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,882

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2023

118 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,515

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adnan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
118
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Adnan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
802 births that decade — 28% of Adnan's all-time total
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Adnan by state

Where Adnan concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adnan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
438 15.2%
#2 California
244 8.5%
#3 Minnesota
208 7.2%
#4 Illinois
139 4.8%
#5 Texas
94 3.3%
#6 Michigan
91 3.2%
#7 Ohio
50 1.7%
#8 New Jersey
37 1.3%
New York share of Adnan's total US births 15.2%
Even split

438 of 2,882 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Adnan appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adnan?
2,882 babies have been named Adnan since 1970. It currently ranks #1515 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 118 births.
When was Adnan most popular?
Adnan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 802 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Adnan most popular?
The top states for the name Adnan are New York (438 births), California (244 births), Minnesota (208 births).
How long has the name Adnan been used?
Adnan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adnan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adnaan, Adnrew, Adniel, Adna, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.