Hadrian
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,604 for boys
Hadrian is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “from the Roman harbor Hadria”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 2,604th for boys in the US (50 babies).
What does Hadrian mean?
Latin
“from the Roman harbor Hadria”
A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Adrian.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Hadrian a girl's or a boy's name?
Hadrian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 50 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hadrian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Hadrian, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2013, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hadrian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Hadrian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Hadrian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,604among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 34,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the US were named Hadrian, making it the 2,604th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. It first appears in the records in 1970.
2025 had the most boys named Hadrian of any year since it first appeared, in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Hadrian in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hadrian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #2,604 |
| 2024 | 45 | #2,835 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,424 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 33 | #3,376 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,163 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
Names like Hadrian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hadrian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hadrian, updated 20 October 2026.