Adrian Dunbar
There are approximately 23 people named Adrian Dunbar living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 14,902,363 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Adrian with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Dunbar. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
23
1 in 14,902,363
Named Adrian
266K
Alive today
Named Dunbar
29K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 266K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2008
Average age: 26
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (61.8%)
Estimated bearers: 29K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,363
Per 100K: 8.49
Top ancestry: White (62.1%)
First name trend
Adrian: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Adrian. The peak year was 2008 with 8,099 births. The average person named Adrian today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adrian
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Adrian, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 61.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adrian described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Adrian at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino61.8% · 149,103
- White18.8% · 45,273
- Black or African American12.9% · 31,176
- Two or more races2.9% · 6,880
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 6,855
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,801
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Dunbar surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Dunbar, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Dunbar described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Dunbar at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.1% · 15,766
- Black or African American29.1% · 7,380
- Two or more races4.1% · 1,036
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 894
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 195
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 106
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Adrian has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0777% of the US population, based on 266,297 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Adrian right now.
The surname Dunbar appears at a rate of 8.49 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0085%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 23 people with the full name Adrian Dunbar. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Adrian
FAQ
Adrian Dunbar: questions and answers
How many people are named Adrian Dunbar?
We estimate approximately 23 people in the United States share the full name Adrian Dunbar. That works out to about 1 in 14,902,363 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0777%) with the surname frequency (8.49 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Adrian Dunbar?
We classify Adrian Dunbar as "Very Rare". About 1 in 14,902,363 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Adrian a male or female name?
Adrian is predominantly male. Out of 283,427 total SSA registrations, 94.5% were male and 5.5% were female. See the full Adrian profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Adrian Dunbar?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.