Boys' name · since 1977
Adriaan
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 105 babies named Adriaan, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 105
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adriaan is the #9955 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 105 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Adriaan recorded 105 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #9955 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #17,063 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,955 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 105 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adriaan ranks #17,063 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,955 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 105 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,063 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,955 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 105
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adriaan's 105 recorded births place it above 62.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Adriaan compares
105 27th percentile among 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
Adriaan's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adriaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 105 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adriaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adriaan splits its recorded history at 2013: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adriaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Adriaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Adriaan's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Adriaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Adriaan's data
- Adriaan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adriaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Adriaan 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.