Names / Boy names
Adnan
Current rank
#1,539
and rising
All-time peak
#1,441
in 2001
First recorded
1970
in U.S. data
Children named
2,900
since 1970
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,441 in 2001 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(AD-nan): settler, one who stays. Strong old-rooted feel. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1970. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Its strongest year was 2001, at #1,441 nationally. Over 2,900 have carried it since records began.