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The baby name Adriana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌædriˈɑːnə/ (uh-DRY-ah-nuh) or /əˈdriːənə/ (uh-DREE-uh-nuh).

Adriana is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /ˌædriˈɑːnə/ (uh-DRY-ah-nuh) or /əˈdriːənə/ (uh-DREE-uh-nuh)

What is the meaning of the name Adriana ?

The baby name Adriana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌædriˈɑːnə/ (uh-DRY-ah-nuh) or /əˈdriːənə/ (uh-DREE-uh-nuh).

Adriana is Latin in Origin.

Adriana is the feminine form of the Latin gentilicium Hadrianus/Adrianus, meaning “from Hadria,” a town in northern Italy that gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. The name spread in medieval Europe via the cult of St. Adrian/Hadrian and the fame of several popes named Adrian; its feminine counterpart gained traction in Romance-speaking regions and later in wider Europe. In English literature, Adriana appears in Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, reinforcing its Renaissance-era familiarity.

The standard Romance form Adriana is used in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian; cognate and variant forms include Adrianna (English, Polish), Adriána (Hungarian/Slovak), Adriena (Czech/Slovak), Adriane and Adriene (English/Portuguese), and the French cognate Adrienne. Diminutives include Adri, Dri, Drica, and Riana. Usage surged in the late 20th century in the Americas and Europe, balancing classical gravitas with a lyrical, international sound.

Adriana has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Adriana

Adriana Sklenaříková Actor · Born 1971 · Slovakia Adriana Sklenaříková is best known as a Slovak fashion model and actress who built her career in France. Formerly known as Adriana Karembeu, she also held a Guinness World Record for having the longest legs among female models, measuring nearly 1.24 meters. Adriana Asti Actor · Born 1931 · Italy Adriana Asti was an Italian actress best known for her work in theater and film. She appeared in acclaimed movies such as Before the Revolution, The Best of Youth, and Ludwig, and also worked as a voice actress. Adriana Barraza Actor · Born 1956 · Mexico Adriana Barraza is a Mexican actress best known for her Oscar-nominated supporting role in Babel (2006). She was born on 5 March 1956 and has built a respected career in film and television.
Adriana Esteves Actor · Born 1969 · Brazil Adriana Esteves is a Brazilian actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. She is especially known internationally for Brazil Avenue (2012) and A Mother's Love (2021). Adriana Ugarte Actor · Born 1985 · Spain Adriana Ugarte is a Spanish actress best known for her leading roles in the TV series La Señora and El tiempo entre costuras. Born on 17 January 1985, she has become a well-known face in Spanish television and film. Adriana Fonseca Actor · Born 1979 · Mexico Adriana Fonseca is a Mexican actress and dancer best known for her work in popular telenovelas, especially Corazón Valiente, La usurpadora, and Rosalinda. She became a familiar face through roles like Veronica Soriano, Lucy Pérez Romero, and Angela Valdez.

Adriana – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
BR Girls 0 #3 24,311 12,708
FJ 0 #6 1 374
CR Girls 0 #9 3,596 11,342
UY Girls 0 #9 6,489 6,731
SV 0 #11 1 283
MX Girls 0 #13 32,785 17,781
CO Girls 0 #14 53,436 16,140
CR 0 #14 234 5,526
SV Girls 0 #16 3 458
AR Girls 0 #22 6,336 8,289
CO 0 #22 3,948 7,768
MX 0 #24 1,468 8,339
BR 0 #25 988 5,969
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MD 0 #34 1 434
HN Girls 0 #36 3 884
MT 0 #37 7 1,767
UY 0 #37 217 2,477
EC Girls 0 #38 394 3,650
MD Girls 0 #42 68 865
AR 0 #43 190 2,915
AZ 0 #43 1 706
PR 0 #49 7 1,497
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
BO Girls 0 #53 2,896 9,488
CY 0 #54 7 1,632
PA Girls 0 #54 1,201 9,861
CM 0 #55 2 2,592
PT Girls 0 #55 3,276 7,952
LU 0 #58 9 2,830
MU Girls 0 #58 719 8,539
MU 0 #59 96 3,613
BG 0 #61 20 1,799
AL 0 #62 14 2,372
PA 0 #62 70 3,797
AO 0 #65 12 2,729
EC 0 #65 52 2,502
AL Girls 0 #66 236 4,141
JP 0 #70 8 4,057
PR Girls 0 #73 100 3,171
BN Girls 0 #74 33 5,459
GT Girls 0 #74 1,173 7,500
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
IT Girls 0 #77 40,327 9,415
PT 0 #78 343 4,161
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
AO Girls 0 #80 157 4,575
CL Girls 0 #81 5,842 14,098
MD Boys 0 #81 1 756
CY Girls 0 #84 38 3,755
RS 0 #84 1 923
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
CZ Girls 0 #88 845 5,378
BG Girls 0 #91 156 3,559
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
PE Girls 0 #94 6,029 14,861
ID Girls 0 #99 4 3,319
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
QA 0 #104 3 7,011
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
OM 0 #107 10 6,215
MT Girls 0 #108 44 3,773
PH 0 #108 3 5,607
Switzerland Girls 2024 #109 27 1,786
PL Girls 0 #109 1,148 5,096
Spain Girls 0 #110 7,313 5,561
HU 0 #110 6 1,675
LU Girls 0 #112 79 4,850
PE 0 #113 260 6,350
BO 0 #116 391 6,868
RS Girls 0 #116 20 1,651
GR Girls 0 #118 134 6,293
Norway Girls 2025 #119 8 453
JP Girls 0 #119 148 6,592
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
CZ 0 #122 73 3,154
GR 0 #127 9 3,911
HR Girls 0 #128 272 3,687
EE Girls 0 #129 10 1,888
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
HR 0 #133 47 2,081
Spain 0 #134 573 2,326
GT 0 #135 212 5,948
SI Girls 0 #135 40 2,769
IR Girls 0 #138 828 8,334
PL 0 #144 88 2,600
BW Girls 0 #148 4 4,216
IT 0 #150 1,940 4,183
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
Sweden Girls 2022 #157 23 1,568
Belgium Girls 2024 #162 24 424
IR 0 #164 70 4,221
AE 0 #166 12 10,220
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
LT Girls 0 #180 15 1,904
CL 0 #183 303 6,867
Austria 0 #189 25 850
RU 0 #192 3 3,641
DK 0 #193 11 5,198
NA Girls 0 #200 25 7,146
HU Girls 0 #205 19 3,308
PS 0 #208 11 5,692
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
Austria Girls 0 #213 264 1,885
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
Canada Girls 2024 #225 61 2,795
JM Girls 0 #238 22 7,507
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
EC Boys 0 #239 8 3,322
GH 0 #241 8 5,396
MO Girls 0 #242 10 7,056
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
SG 0 #256 14 11,010
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
DK Girls 0 #258 59 7,429
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
IL 0 #263 12 6,291
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
TW Girls 0 #282 8 8,139
MY Girls 0 #285 1,242 24,821
QA Girls 0 #287 30 15,378
United States Girls 2024 #288 951 8,487
GH Girls 0 #288 37 6,973
MY 0 #290 41 12,352
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
JP Boys 0 #301 3 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #302 4 6,530
KZ Girls 0 #307 14 5,862
Germany Girls 0 #309 899 4,949
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
JO Girls 0 #315 11 7,570
France Girls 2021 #322 84 3,185
CN Girls 0 #329 21 8,829
NL 0 #332 60 2,481
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
Germany 0 #350 89 2,542
OM Girls 0 #350 47 15,987
PT Boys 0 #351 17 7,951
SD Girls 0 #353 6 7,678
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
UY Boys 0 #360 40 5,922
MU Boys 0 #366 4 8,477
PH Girls 0 #372 19 13,098
Finland Girls 0 #376 16 1,368
NL Girls 0 #387 828 5,933
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
AR Boys 0 #398 70 7,628
BD Girls 0 #399 8 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
RU Girls 0 #416 83 11,913
PS Girls 0 #419 105 10,981
ZA 0 #421 27 14,421
CM Girls 0 #459 82 11,671
PA Boys 0 #459 23 9,305
GT Boys 0 #463 12 7,625
IL Girls 0 #464 157 11,648
CR Boys 0 #470 18 10,188
BR Boys 0 #473 319 12,213
AE Girls 0 #487 67 20,968
KW Girls 0 #489 27 19,177
SG Girls 0 #493 94 18,916
IQ Girls 0 #520 6 11,303
CO Boys 0 #523 491 15,656
BH 0 #543 11 17,937
LY 0 #552 8 12,703
BO Boys 0 #553 40 9,244
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
Finland Girls 2026 #583 163 3,895
HK Girls 0 #592 24 16,104
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
LB 0 #616 43 13,263
MX Boys 0 #627 393 16,355
CL Boys 0 #630 36 13,390
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
IQ Boys 0 #694 4 13,071
SY 0 #715 14 11,684
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
NG Girls 0 #759 28 15,093
TN 0 #796 34 13,765
KW Boys 0 #800 7 18,755
ZA Girls 0 #800 356 25,928
PE Boys 0 #802 77 14,506
OM Boys 0 #867 15 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #871 60 5,610
United States Boys 2020 #894 5 7,187
SA Girls 0 #902 34 25,931
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
EG Girls 0 #931 29 14,742
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,071 41 25,439
MA 0 #1,082 47 20,986
TR 0 #1,114 98 19,440
DZ 0 #1,142 35 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,165 14 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,245 227 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,688 4 28,008

Adriana is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Switzerland
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Adriana

Adriana is predominantly a girl's name.
Adriana is a 4 syllable name, pronounced /ˌædriˈɑːnə/ (uh-DRY-ah-nuh) or /əˈdriːənə/ (uh-DREE-uh-nuh).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Adrianna, Adrianne, Adrienne, Adria, Adriane and Adriána.
Across languages, Adriana has these equivalents: Adrian (masculine), Adrián (Spanish masculine), Adriano (Italian/Portuguese masculine), Adrien (French masculine).
Yes, very popular — Adriana ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Adriana ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Adriana's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #321 in 2011 to #322 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 9 notable people named Adriana are in our database, including Adriana Sklenaříková (Actor), Adriana Asti (Actor), Adriana Barraza (Actor).