girls' name ★ peaked 1983

Adrienne

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,673 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

From the French Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian).

Rank 2025
#1,673
among girls · ↓216 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
123
named Adrienne · -18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,067
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1983
2,089 babies
All-time total
68,756
#485 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Adrienne popularity over time

68,756 babies have been named Adrienne since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 20 – 20 2 – #838
1890s 74 – 74 7 +270% #787
1900s 189 – 189 19 +155% #689
1910s 729 – 729 73 +286% #624
1920s 1,224 – 1,224 122 +68% #602
1930s 2,916 – 2,916 292 +138% #316
1940s 3,992 – 3,992 399 +37% #335
1950s 6,295 – 6,295 630 +58% #328
1960s 7,996 25 8,021 802 +27% #252
1970s 12,794 57 12,851 1,285 +60% #158
1980s 15,666 140 15,806 1,581 +23% #140
1990s 7,837 66 7,903 790 -50% #233
2000s 4,118 69 4,187 419 -47% #531
2010s 3,414 26 3,440 344 -18% #667
2020s (to 2025) 1,092 17 1,109 185 -46% #1,059

Where Adrienne is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 112 0.07 outside top 500
2027 104 0.06 outside top 500
2028 98 0.06 outside top 500
2029 92 0.06 outside top 500
2030 88 0.05 outside top 500

Where Adrienne is most popular

Girls named Adrienne per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.106 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, California, and Indiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Adrienne born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 37 0.156 +47%
California 131 0.156 +47%
Indiana 21 0.150 +41%
Arizona 19 0.135 +28%
Pennsylvania 29 0.123 +16%
Michigan 22 0.121 +14%
New Jersey 20 0.111 +5%
Washington 16 0.111 +5%
Illinois 25 0.109 ≈ national
Massachusetts 13 0.108 ≈ national
Virginia 18 0.106 ≈ national
Texas 83 0.103 ≈ national
North Carolina 21 0.092 -13%
Louisiana 8 0.091 -14%
Missouri 11 0.091 -14%
New York 36 0.091 -14%
Kansas 5 0.087 -18%
Florida 32 0.075 -29%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -47%
Colorado 5 0.045 -58%
Georgia 7 0.031 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Adrienne

Adrienne is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,673 in 2025 with 123 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 68,756 American babies have been named Adrienne. Its peak came in 1983, when 2,089 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adrienne stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adrienne?

The median living Adrienne is about 44 years old; half are between 34 and 57. An estimated 60 thousand people named Adrienne are alive in the United States today.

median 44 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adrienne year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 123 #1,673 – –
2024 150 #1,457 – –
2023 177 #1,292 – –
2022 203 #1,183 7 #9,846
2021 205 #1,188 5 #12,179
2020 234 #1,059 5 #12,068
2019 257 #1,004 – –
2018 288 #928 – –
2017 289 #921 – –
2016 340 #840 7 #9,687
2015 329 #849 – –
2014 340 #813 – –
2013 349 #778 5 #12,179
2012 389 #716 5 #12,318
2011 424 #667 9 #8,090
2010 409 #699 – –
2009 470 #635 13 #6,441
2008 374 #785 6 #11,070
2007 388 #754 10 #7,605
2006 377 #741 9 #8,008
2005 371 #730 9 #7,645
2004 370 #719 5 #11,391
2003 421 #635 – –
2002 455 #573 6 #9,412
2001 396 #637 – –
2000 496 #531 11 #5,927
1995 646 #405 5 #8,890
1990 1,213 #233 12 #4,407
1985 1,489 #180 18 #2,710
1980 1,669 #170 9 #4,139
1975 1,371 #186 6 #4,804
1970 1,002 #290 – –
1965 694 #348 – –
1960 647 #376 7 #3,339
1955 673 #328 – –
1950 489 #355 – –
1945 357 #373 – –
1940 298 #389 – –
1935 391 #317 – –
1930 116 #643 – –
1925 139 #622 – –
1920 86 #780 – –
1915 89 #704 – –
1910 41 #664 – –
1905 22 #777 – –
1900 21 #803 – –
1895 6 #1,427 – –
1890 6 #1,214 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 5 #838 – –

Famous people named Adrienne

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Barbeau American actress (born 1945) Contemporary
  2. 2 Adrienne Shelly Adrienne Shelly American actress and filmmaker (1966–2006) Contemporary
  3. 3 Adrienne Rich Adrienne Rich American poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012) Contemporary
  4. 4 Adrienne Bailon Adrienne Bailon American singer, actress, and television personality b. 1983 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Adrienne King Adrienne King American actress (born 1955/1956) b. 1960 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Adrienne Clarkson Adrienne Clarkson Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005 b. 1939 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Adrienne C. Moore Adrienne C. Moore American actress (born 1980) Contemporary
  8. 8 Adrienne Frantz American actress and singer-songwriter b. 1978 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Adrienne Wilkinson Adrienne Wilkinson American actress b. 1977 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Adrienne Lecouvreur Adrienne Lecouvreur French actress (1692–1730) 17th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adrienne, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adrienne?

The median living Adrienne is about 44 years old. Half of all living Adriennes are between 34 and 57 years old.

How many people named Adrienne are alive today?

An estimated 60 thousand people named Adrienne are alive in the United States, based on 68,756 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adrienne mean?

From the French Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian).

How popular is the name Adrienne in 2025?

Adrienne ranked #1,673 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 123 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adrienne?

68,756 babies have been named Adrienne in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adrienne most popular?

Adrienne peaked in 1983, when 2,089 newborns received the name.

Is Adrienne a boy or girl name?

Adrienne is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adrienne rising or falling?

Adrienne is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adrienne become more popular?

Adrienne is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 88 girls named Adrienne in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Adrienne?

Well-known people named Adrienne include Adrienne Barbeau (actor), Adrienne Shelly (actor), Adrienne Rich (writer).

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