Names / Boy names
Hadrian
Current rank
#2,617
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,617
in 2025
First recorded
1970
in U.S. data
Children named
829
since 1970
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,617 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
From Hadria (Latin). Stateside, it first appears in 1970. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 829 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.