Adriaan
Adriaan is the Dutch and Afrikaans spelling of the given name Adrian. Before the 19th century the spelling Adriaen was also common, and people used the spelling interchangeably.
Meaning & Origin of Adriaan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adriaan is the Dutch and Afrikaans spelling of the given name Adrian. Before the 19th century the spelling Adriaen was also common, and people used the spelling interchangeably.
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The Story of Adriaan
Adriaan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 11 Adriaans were born — ranking #7,008 that year. As of 2026, Adriaan ranks #10,599 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 98 Adriaans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adriaan
Adriaan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 98 births in the dataset. Adriaan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #7,008. Use the chart and map above to compare Adriaan'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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