Adnan
Boy · ad-NAAN · Arabic
Adnan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “settler”. In 2025 it ranked 609th for boys in the UK (69 babies) and 1,539th for boys in the US (112 babies).
What does Adnan mean?
Arabic
“settler”
In Arab tradition Adnan is the ancestor of the northern Arabian tribes, including the Prophet Muhammad's tribe.
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Is Adnan a girl's or a boy's name?
Adnan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 69 boys in the UK and 112 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Adnan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #609among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 69about 1 in 4,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 79% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 69 boys in the UK were named Adnan, making it the 609th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2002, with 77 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more boys named Adnan than any year since 2008.
Half of all the boys named Adnan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 72 boys in the UK were given Adnan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #544, up from #609 for this spelling alone.
- Adnan 69
- Adnaan 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 585th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Adnan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | #609 |
| 2024 | 63 | #658 |
| 2023 | 56 | #696 |
| 2022 | 45 | #792 |
| 2021 | 39 | #878 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 39 | #859 |
| 2018 | 36 | #919 |
| 2017 | 55 | #704 |
| 2016 | 60 | #660 |
| 2015 | 53 | #700 |
| 2014 | 44 | #791 |
| 2013 | 45 | #784 |
| 2012 | 56 | #678 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 54 | #658 |
| 2009 | 52 | #672 |
| 2008 | 69 | #547 |
| 2007 | 62 | #557 |
| 2006 | 49 | #643 |
| 2005 | 65 | #489 |
| 2004 | 75 | #411 |
| 2003 | 67 | #429 |
| 2002 | 77 | #367 |
| 2001 | 74 | #381 |
| 2000 | 61 | #409 |
| 1999 | 63 | #397 |
| 1998 | 58 | #422 |
| 1997 | 45 | #476 |
| 1996 | 59 | #395 |
How popular is Adnan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 112about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 112 boys in the US were named Adnan, making it the 1,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,937th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 118 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Adnan in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Adnan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 112 | #1,539 |
| 2024 | 117 | #1,517 |
| 2023 | 118 | #1,501 |
| 2022 | 111 | #1,589 |
| 2021 | 101 | #1,645 |
| 2020 | 75 | #1,937 |
| 2019 | 80 | #1,868 |
| 2018 | 100 | #1,625 |
| 2017 | 80 | #1,844 |
| 2016 | 66 | #2,110 |
| 2015 | 86 | #1,767 |
| 2014 | 76 | #1,906 |
| 2013 | 94 | #1,623 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,926 |
| 2010 | 82 | #1,793 |
| 2009 | 87 | #1,754 |
| 2008 | 82 | #1,802 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,185 |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,790 |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,885 |
| 2004 | 79 | #1,626 |
| 2003 | 79 | #1,588 |
| 2002 | 80 | #1,540 |
| 2001 | 86 | #1,437 |
| 2000 | 70 | #1,649 |
| 1999 | 62 | #1,689 |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,716 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,021 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,294 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,701 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 46 | #1,819 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,677 |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,835 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,914 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,732 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,675 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
Names like Adnan
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