NamesBoyA › Adrain
Boy name

Adrain

88% boys · 5 born in 2025

Adrain has been given to about 4,820 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,874
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Adrain per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 126
  • Born in 20255
  • All time4,820

How popular is Adrain?

Its best year was 1979, when 126 babies were given the name, ranking 864th. The typical living American called Adrain is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Adrain

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Efrain0.70
  2. Dwain0.70
  3. Arvin0.70
  4. Arlin0.70
  5. Arin0.70
  6. Rain0.70
  7. Brain0.70
  8. Adan0.64

Middle names for Adrain

Ranked by flow score
  1. Adrain Paul0.77
  2. Adrain John0.77
  3. Adrain Lee0.77
  4. Adrain Dean0.76
  5. Adrain Blake0.76
  6. Adrain Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Adrain

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.85
  2. Larasister · 0.82
  3. Meredithsister · 0.81
  4. Thaddeusbrother · 0.80
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.79
  6. Santosbrother · 0.79

Where Adrain is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Adrain Reyes0.72
    2. Adrain Moore0.72
    3. Adrain Lee0.72
    4. Adrain Hall0.72
    5. Adrain Green0.72
    6. Adrain Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Adrain

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.