Unisex name · since 1904
Adrain
Adrain has 4,252 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,252
- born since 1904
- 1980s
- peak decade
4,252 babies have been named Adrain since 1904, making it today's #12061 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adrain has been recorded 4,252 times among boys since 1904, currently ranked #12061 nationally and more common than 13% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #1,993 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,061 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,252 born since 1904
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adrain ranks #1,993 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,061 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,252 born since 1904, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,993 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,061 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,252
- born since 1904
- 1980s
- peak decade
Adrain's 4,252 recorded births place it above 95.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Adrain compares
4,252 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Adrain's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adrain | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,252 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adrain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adrain's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1908, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 111, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adrain popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Adrain popularity over time - girls
568 total births recorded since 1923 (Adrain as girls' name)
Adrain by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (896 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Adrain's strongest decade.
896 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Adrain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s 115
1910s
115 births
- 1920s 277
1920s
277 births
- 1930s 162
1930s
162 births
- 1940s 137
1940s
137 births
- 1950s 243
1950s
243 births
- 1960s
1960s
418 births
- 1970s
1970s
887 births
- 1980s
1980s
896 births
- 1990s
1990s
501 births
- 2000s 326
2000s
326 births
- 2010s 217
2010s
217 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 896 births (21% of all-time use).
How Adrain 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 Adrain's total volume
Adrain by state
Where Adrain concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 561 | 13.2% |
| #2 | California | | 217 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 146 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 92 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 69 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 54 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 42 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 40 | 0.9% |
561 of 4,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Adrain appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adrain's data
- Adrain's decade-level peak was the 1980s (896 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Adrains (561 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Adrain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
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, 1904–2025 (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 Adrain 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.