Adriana
Adriana is a girls' name of Latin origin meaning “from Hadria, dark one.” It ranked #298 in the United States in 2025. Adriana derives from the Latin 'Hadrianus,' meaning 'from Hadria,' a town near the Adriatic Sea.
how do you pronounce Adriana?
ay-dree-AH-nah
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what does Adriana mean?
The name Adriana means “from Hadria, dark one.” It comes from the Latin language tradition.
Adriana derives from the Latin 'Hadrianus,' meaning 'from Hadria,' a town near the Adriatic Sea. The name has been used across Romance languages for centuries and appears in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors. Supermodel Adriana Lima brought the name modern glamour. It conveys Mediterranean warmth and sophistication.
where does the name Adriana come from?
The feminine form of Adrian, from the Latin Hadrianus, meaning of Hadria, the northern Italian town that named the Adriatic Sea. Romance languages formed it regularly by adding the feminine -a, and it has kept that shape across Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.
the history of Adriana
Shakespeare gave the name to the wife of Antipholus in The Comedy of Errors, one of his earliest plays. Adriana has remained steadily common across southern Europe and Latin America rather than moving in and out of fashion, and it travelled to the United States with Italian and Hispanic families, where it entered the top 200 in the 1990s.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #298 |
| 2023 | #291 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Adriana?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Adriana?
- Adriana Lima (Brazilian supermodel)
- Adriana Barraza (Mexican actress)
what names are similar to Adriana?
what names go well with Adriana?
Sibling names that share Adriana's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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