Total births
68,356
Girls' name · since 1880
Adrienne
68,356 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.
- #1458
- among girls today
- 68,356
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 92%
- more common than other girls
Adrienne currently ranks #1458 among girls' names in America, with 68,356 babies recorded since 1880.
Adrienne has 68,356 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1458 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1458 among girls today
- 68,356 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
- 92% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Adrienne is currently the #1458 girls' name in America, more common than 92% of girls - 68,356 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1458
- among girls today
- 68,356
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 92%
- more common than other girls
Adrienne vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1458
of 17,726 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
2,077 babies were named Adrienne in 1983 - its busiest year on record.
How Adrienne compares
68,356 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Adrienne's all-time total is 179x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adrienne | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68,356 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,077 | 48 | 19,840 |
Adrienne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adrienne's full recorded timeline at 1956, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 2,077 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adrienne at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1983
Current rank
#1,458
Active since
1880
Adrienne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 2,077
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Adrienne popularity over time - boys
400 total births recorded since 1960 (Adrienne as boys' name)
Adrienne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Adrienne's strongest decade.
15,666 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Adrienne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 74
1890s
74 births
- 1900s 189
1900s
189 births
- 1910s 729
1910s
729 births
- 1920s 1,224
1920s
1,224 births
- 1930s 2,916
1930s
2,916 births
- 1940s 3,992
1940s
3,992 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,295 births
- 1960s
1960s
7,996 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,794 births
- 1980s
1980s
15,666 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,837 births
- 2000s 4,118
2000s
4,118 births
- 2010s 3,414
2010s
3,414 births
- 2020s 1,092
2020s
1,092 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15,666 births (23% of all-time use).
How Adrienne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Adrienne's total volume
Adrienne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Adrienne by state
Where Adrienne concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8,047 | 11.8% |
| #2 | California | | 7,409 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 4,074 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,069 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 3,635 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 3,022 | 4.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,628 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,306 | 3.4% |
New York share of Adrienne's total US births 11.8%
Even split
8,047 of 68,356 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? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 68,356 babies named Adrienne. Today it holds rank #1458 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1983, with 2,077 births.
When was Adrienne most popular? ▼
Adrienne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15,666 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Adrienne most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Adrienne are New York (8,047 births), California (7,409 births), Pennsylvania (4,074 births).
How long has the name Adrienne been used? ▼
Adrienne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
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.
What to do with Adrienne's data
- Adrienne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (15,666 total births); usage has since declined to 1,092 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Adriennes (8,047 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Adrienne
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Adrienne: #1458 Girls' Name - 68,356 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/adrienne. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Adrienne 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 July 2026.