Adriano
A masculine name of Italian origin meaning "from Hadria" or "dark-complexioned".
Name Census estimates that about 2,419 living Americans carry the first name Adriano. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Adriano today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adriano births was 2006 (118 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adriano. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Adriano with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
2.4K
~ 1 in 141,693 Americans
Peak year
2006
118 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,053
Tracked since 1921
Census
Adriano in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,940 people with the first name Adriano, which placed it at #4,647 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,647
National first-name rank
People counted
3.9K
3,940 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
42.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adriano
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adriano is Hispanic at 42.8%. The next largest groups are White (39.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adriano described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adriano at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino42.8% · 1,686
- White39.3% · 1,550
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.7% · 304
- Black or African American4.7% · 185
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.2% · 127
- Two or more races2.2% · 88
Popularity
Adriano: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adriano from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 765 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adriano remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adriano by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adriano during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adrianos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. California, Florida, New York recorded the most babies named Adriano, while Nevada, Maryland, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 88 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adriano
The name Adriano has its origins in the ancient Roman empire, deriving from the Latin name Hadrianus. It is believed to have been derived from the Latin word "hadrianus" which means "from Hadria," a town in northern Italy. The name Hadrianus was first recorded in use during the 1st century AD.
Adriano is a masculine given name that has been used across various cultures and regions over the centuries. One of the earliest and most notable figures with this name was the Roman Emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as Hadrian, who ruled from 117 to 138 AD. He was known for his extensive building projects, including the famous Hadrian's Wall in northern England.
In the medieval period, the name Adriano was commonly used in Italy and other parts of Europe. One notable bearer of the name was Adriano Castellesi (1461-1521), an Italian scholar and diplomat who served as the secretary to Pope Leo X. Another was Adriano di Corneto (1520-1592), an Italian painter and sculptor who was a prominent figure in the Mannerist art movement.
During the Renaissance, the name Adriano gained popularity among artists and intellectuals. Adriano Prosperi (1572-1630) was an Italian historian and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of the Italian Reformation. Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634) was an Italian composer, poet, and theorist who is considered one of the founders of the Baroque oratorio.
In the 19th century, Adriano Lemmi (1822-1896) was an Italian patriot and prominent figure in the Italian unification movement. He later became the Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy, a leading Masonic organization.
More recently, Adriano Celentano (born 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and film director who has enjoyed a successful career spanning over six decades. Adriano Leite Ribeiro (1935-1995) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender and is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Brazilian football.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who have borne the name Adriano, a name with rich cultural and historical significance rooted in ancient Roman origins.
People
Adriano + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adriano as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adriano: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adriano?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,419 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adriano going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 141,693 US residents.
Is Adriano a common name?
We classify Adriano as "Rare". It ranks above 94.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,483 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adriano most popular?
The single biggest year for Adriano was 2006, when 118 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adriano is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adriano in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,940 people with the name Adriano, or 1.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,647 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adriano in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adriano?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adriano leans strongly male. 3,890 people counted with this name were male (98.7%), compared with 50 female bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adriano?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adriano is Hispanic at 42.8%. The next largest groups are White (39.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adriano most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Adriano in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.8% (1,686 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adriano in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adriano a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adriano in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adriano still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adriano in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adriano can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Adriano?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.