UK boy's name
Adrians
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2021. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Adrians is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Adrians popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2021 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4789, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 20 births.
This profile covers 114 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 2008 to 2021. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 15% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 116 living people in the UK are called Adrians. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2022 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Adrians ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales in 2021, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 20 boys were registered as Adrians.
- • Adrians ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #711 in 2020.
- • About 116 living people in the UK are estimated to have Adrians as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4789
2021
Births in 2021
3
Latest year
Peak year
2013
20 births
Estimated living
116
2026
Popularity
Adrians over time
The chart below shows babies named Adrians registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2021. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Adrians, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2021, compared with 20 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adrians by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Adrians was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3736 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010s | #2292 | 101 | 10 |
| 2000s | #4432 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Adrians is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Adrians. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Adrians ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #711 in 2020.
Across the UK
Adrians in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#711 in 2020
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Adrians
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- Alexander 85,525
- Adam 71,855
- Archie 59,965
- Arthur 43,586
- Aaron 36,366
- Alex 32,729
- Andrew 20,169
- Arlo 19,061
- Aidan 16,776
- Albie 16,017
- Albert 15,809
FAQ
Adrians: questions and answers
How popular is the name Adrians in the UK right now?
In 2021, Adrians was ranked #4789 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Adrians most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 20 babies registered as Adrians in England and Wales.
How many people are called Adrians in the UK?
A total of 114 babies have been registered as Adrians across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Adrians most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Adrians ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #711 in 2020. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.