From Hadria, through the Latin Hadrianus name tradition.
The reviewed name entry links the Roman harbor Hadria. The possible deeper water-root explanation is uncertain. The older son-of-Adrian gloss is held rather than presented as a literal translation.
Origin
Latin, through Hadrianus.
The English given-name entry explicitly identifies Latin ancestry; English use is not treated as the original linguistic derivation.
English pronunciation
/ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/
One documented English reading in the exact name entry. Other accents and preferred pronunciations may differ; the reading guide is an approximation.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Boys
9 · preliminary
2095
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Boys
5 (rounded to 5)
6558
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
4
4275
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Boys
50
2604
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: From Hadria, through the Latin Hadrianus name tradition.
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The reviewed name entry links the Roman harbor Hadria. The possible deeper water-root explanation is uncertain. The older son-of-Adrian gloss is held rather than presented as a literal translation.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Latin, through Hadrianus.
Checked against cited source
The English given-name entry explicitly identifies Latin ancestry; English use is not treated as the original linguistic derivation.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: /ˈheɪ.dɹiː.(j)ən/
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One documented English reading in the exact name entry. Other accents and preferred pronunciations may differ; the reading guide is an approximation.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Syllables: 3 (this documented English reading)
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One documented English reading in the exact name entry. Other accents and preferred pronunciations may differ; the reading guide is an approximation.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelling variant: Adrian
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Explicit alternative form in the reviewed English name entry. Each spelling retains separate popularity statistics and may have additional histories.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.