Boys' name · since 1985
Edrian
Edrian has 381 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,192 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 381
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Edrian is the #4192 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 381 recorded since 1985.
Edrian has 381 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4192 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #9,278 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,192 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 381 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Edrian ranks #9,278 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,192 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 381 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,278 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,192 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 381
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Edrian's 381 recorded births place it above 79.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Edrian compares
381 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Edrian's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Edrian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 381 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Edrian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Edrian's full recorded timeline at 2011, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Edrian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Edrian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Edrian's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Edrian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
123 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (38% of all-time use).
Edrian by state
Where Edrian concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 381 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Edrian's data
- Edrian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (123) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Edrians (10 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 Edrian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Edrian 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.