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Name meaning & stats

Adriaan

Adriaan means “from Hadria” (Latin origin). 105 US babies since 1940, peak 2011. Notable Adriaans are 1.9× over-represented as rugby players.

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What it means

“from Hadria”

LatinSpelling of Adrian

Adrian around the world

  • Адриан / Эдриан · Russian
  • Адріян · Ukrainian
  • أدريان · Arabic
  • אדריאן · Hebrew
  • エイドリアン · Japanese
  • 阿德里安 · Chinese
  • 아드리안 · Korean
  • Adrianus · Latin
  • Adriaan · Dutch
  • Adrià · Catalan

Famous Adrians

  • Adrian Mutu · Romanian footballer (born 1979)
  • Adrian Sutil · German racing driver
  • Adrian Smith · English guitarist
  • Adrian Năstase · 59th Prime Minister of Romania (2000-2004)

Adrian’s name day

  • March 4 · Norway, Sweden

In US birth records

Peak year: 2011

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105 US babies were named Adriaan between 1940 and 2025.

Adriaan around the world

  • Belgium: 326 babies since 1995, peak 1998

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Adriaans end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Professor1.7×Medium · 14 people
Rugby player1.9×Low · 7 people
Writer1.0×Low · 5 people
Painter1.5×Low · 5 people

Among notable men who are rugby players, Adriaans show up 1.9× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 2861 Adrians spell it Adriaan

  • Adrian 93%
  • Adrien 3%
  • Adrain 1%
  • Adryan 1%
  • Adrean <1%
  • Adrion <1%
  • Adron <1%
  • Adrin <1%
  • Adren <1%
  • Adarian <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2011)