Boys' name · since 1970
Hadrian
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 829 babies named Hadrian, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,625 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 829
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hadrian currently ranks #2625 among boys' names in America, with 829 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadrian has been recorded 829 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #2625 nationally and more common than 81% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,783 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,625 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 829 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadrian ranks #5,783 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,625 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 829 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,625 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 829
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hadrian's 829 recorded births place it above 87.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Hadrian compares
829 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Hadrian's all-time total is 125% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hadrian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 829 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hadrian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hadrian splits its recorded history at 2007: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hadrian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Hadrian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (330 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Hadrian's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Hadrian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s
2010s
330 births
- 2020s
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 330 births (40% of all-time use).
How Hadrian 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 Hadrian's total volume
Hadrian by state
Where Hadrian concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 3.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
30 of 829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Hadrian's data
- Hadrian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (330 total births) through the 2020s (214) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hadrians (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Hadrian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Hadrian 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.