girl's name
Adrienne
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- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 106,443
Scotland
#609
2004 births
Adrienne means from Hadria, an Italian town that also named the Adriatic Sea — so the name and the sea are both called after a small settlement whose own name is uncertain. It holds 105,118 lifetime births in our records.
- Adrienne is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 1983, when 2,089 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 26,954 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.
Adrienne over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 20 |
| 1890s | 74 |
| 1900s | 189 |
| 1910s | 729 |
| 1920s | 1,224 |
| 1930s | 2,916 |
| 1940s | 3,992 |
| 1950s | 6,295 |
| 1960s | 8,021 |
| 1970s | 12,851 |
| 1980s | 15,806 |
| 1990s | 7,903 |
| 2000s | 4,187 |
| 2010s | 3,440 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,109 |
What Adrienne means
Adrienne means from Hadria, a town in northern Italy. It is a locational byname rather than a description, so it says where a family came from and nothing more.
Where Adrienne comes from
Adrienne is the French feminine of Adrian, from the Latin Hadrianus — a man of Hadria, a town in the Veneto that gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. Hadria's own name is of uncertain origin, possibly connected to a word for dark. The emperor Hadrian built the wall across northern Britain, and Adrian IV, the only English pope, took the name in 1154. The h was dropped in most modern forms.
Adrienne in use
Adrienne peaked in the United States in 1983, when 2,089 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in four of the seven markets we track — 1677th in the United States on 123 births, 1908th in Canada, 6303rd in France and 6975th in England and Wales — across 106,443 lifetime births. Our records carry it from 1880.
How popular is Adrienne?
In 2025, Adrienne was given to 123 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Adrienne is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Adrienne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adrienne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adrienne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Adrienne
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Adrienne in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Adrienne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adrienne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adrienne
What does the name Adrienne mean?
From Hadria — a town in northern Italy.
Is the Adriatic Sea related?
Yes, named after the same town, whose own name is of uncertain origin.
Was there an English pope called Adrian?
Adrian IV, elected in 1154 — the only English pope.
How popular is Adrienne?
1677th in the United States, down from a 1983 peak of 2,077 births.
Is Adrienne a girl's or a boy's name?
Adrienne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Adrienne?
Adrienne has 3 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Adrienne?
Adrienne is usually shortened to Adri.
Is Adrienne a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adrienne currently ranks #1,677 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.