Entry № 0013 · Latin origin

Adriana Adriana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ay-dree-AHN-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"From Hadria (the Adriatic Sea)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 192
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "from hadria (the adriatic sea)".

Adriana is the feminine of Adrian — from the Latin Hadrianus, meaning "from Hadria," a coastal city in northern Italy that gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. Emperor Hadrian (76-138 CE), builder of Hadrian's Wall, is the most famous bearer of the masculine form.

Adriana is one of the most popular girl's names across Italy, Spain, Romania, and Latin America. In the U.S. it sits in the top 200. Four syllables of pure music.

From the Adriatic Sea. A name with salt water in it.

Where Adriana stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 192 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 125 in 2008
Babies named Adriana · last year
1,647 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1972
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №125 NOW · №192

Adrianas before her.

Real people
Adriana Lima
Brazilian model.
born 1981
In fiction
Adriana La Cerva
Character in The Sopranos.
HBO, 1999–2007

Names connected to Adriana.

The number behind Adriana.

4

The Builder

Adriana reduces to four — the number of classical beauty.

Why families chose this name.

"Four flowing syllables. A whole sea in the name."
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