Adorian
Adrian Fahrenheit Țepeș , better known as Alucard , is a character in Konami's Castlevania series of video games. His first appearance in the series was in the 1989 game Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, but he is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, released in 1997.
Meaning & Origin of Adorian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adrian Fahrenheit Țepeș , better known as Alucard , is a character in Konami's Castlevania series of video games. His first appearance in the series was in the 1989 game Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, but he is best known for his role in the critically acclaimed Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, released in 1997.
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The Story of Adorian
Adorian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 13 births, good for #6,475 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Adorians. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 140 Adorians have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adorian
Adorian is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 140 births in the dataset. Adorian's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #6,475. Use the chart and map above to compare Adorian's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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