US rank #1456 Girls' name Peak 1983 68,234 births

Adrienne — #1456 US girls' name

68,234 babies named Adrienne in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s201890s741900s1891910s7291920s12241930s29161940s39921950s62961960s79951970s127961980s156671990s78372000s41182010s34142020s967
#1456
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Adrienne was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

2,078 babies were named Adrienne in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adrienne

The Social Security Administration has registered 68,234 babies named Adrienne between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adrienne currently holds the #1456 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 2,078 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adrienne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15,667 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Adrienne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8,046 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Adrienne in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adrienne 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 68,234 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.

Adrienne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

68,234

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1983

2,078 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#1,456

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adrienne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1983)
2,078
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,0002,500 202420061988197019521934191618981880 5

Adrienne popularity over time — boys

400 total births recorded since 1960 (Adrienne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 400 births
0510152025 202220112004199519881982197519671960 7

Adrienne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15,667 births that decade — 23% of Adrienne's all-time total
1880s201890s741900s1891910s7291920s12241930s29161940s39921950s62961960s79951970s127961980s156671990s78372000s41182010s34142020s967

Adrienne by state

Where Adrienne concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adrienne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8,046 11.8%
#2 California
7,389 10.8%
#3 Illinois
4,069 6.0%
#4 Pennsylvania
4,068 6.0%
#5 Texas
3,627 5.3%
#6 Ohio
3,022 4.4%
#7 New Jersey
2,628 3.9%
#8 Michigan
2,306 3.4%
New York share of Adrienne's total US births 11.8%
Even split

8,046 of 68,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Adrienne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adrienne?
68,234 babies have been named Adrienne since 1880. It currently ranks #1456 among girls. The peak year was 1983 with 2,078 births.
When was Adrienne most popular?
Adrienne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15,667 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Adrienne most popular?
The top states for the name Adrienne are New York (8,046 births), California (7,389 births), Illinois (4,069 births).
How long has the name Adrienne been used?
Adrienne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adrienne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adriana, Adrianna, Adrian, Adrianne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.