Adrian
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian. From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Adrian (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Adrian has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 154 |
| 1999 | 147 |
| 2000 | 154 |
| 2001 | 149 |
| 2002 | 179 |
| 2003 | 200 |
| 2004 | 238 |
| 2005 | 229 |
| 2006 | 263 |
| 2007 | 255 |
| 2008 | 263 |
| 2009 | 279 |
| 2010 | 275 |
| 2011 | 298 |
| 2012 | 340 |
| 2013 | 397 |
| 2014 | 444 |
| 2015 | 411 |
| 2016 | 551 |
| 2017 | 501 |
| 2018 | 440 |
| 2019 | 493 |
| 2020 | 420 |
| 2021 | 398 |
| 2022 | 332 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 2,111 |
| 2000 | – | 2,272 |
| 2001 | – | 2,433 |
| 2002 | – | 2,617 |
| 2003 | – | 2,840 |
| 2004 | – | 3,100 |
| 2005 | – | 3,339 |
| 2006 | – | 3,636 |
| 2007 | – | 3,954 |
| 2008 | – | 4,291 |
| 2009 | – | 4,616 |
| 2010 | – | 4,932 |
| 2011 | – | 5,308 |
| 2012 | – | 5,677 |
| 2013 | – | 6,104 |
| 2014 | – | 6,614 |
| 2015 | – | 7,105 |
| 2016 | – | 7,754 |
| 2017 | 13 | 8,354 |
| 2018 | 20 | 8,867 |
| 2019 | 26 | 9,445 |
| 2020 | 30 | 9,868 |
Adrian in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Adrian.Hi! My name is Adrian.
- Adrian har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Adrian has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Adrian kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Adrian is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Adrians mamma är lärare.Adrian's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Adrians mamma is Adrian's mum.
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Questions about Adrian
How do you pronounce Adrian in Swedish?
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What does the name Adrian mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian. From Latin Hadrianus, ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria).
How popular is Adrian in Sweden?
332 babies were named Adrian in 2022. In 2020, 9,898 people in Sweden had Adrian as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.