Like the male variant Adrian, the name Adrianna means ‘from Hadria’, which was the original name of the Italian city Adria. It is derived from the Roman cognomen Hadrianus.
Adrianna is a female first name. In very rare cases it is also used for boys.
The name Adrianna isn’t among the current fashionable names in our top 10 stats, but nonetheless, it’s still very popular and common. In our SmartGenius ranking of all girls names, Adrianna ranks 331. Recently, out of every 10,000 newborn girls, approximately 6 were named Adrianna. In the entire USA, approximately 44,787 people – children, adults and seniors – currently bear the name Adrianna. That is 0.01 % of all living Americans.
Like the male variant Adrian, the name Adrianna means ‘from Hadria’, which was the original name of the Italian city Adria. It is derived from the Roman cognomen Hadrianus.
What is a cognomen? A cognomen is a part of the typical name in ancient Rome. It was placed after the praenomen (first name) and nomen (family name). Originally, they were nicknames, for example 'caesar' for 'the hairy', and 'nervus' for 'the strong'.
Adrianna Nichole Franch (*1990)
The US-American professional football goalkeeper was drafted by the Western New York Flash franchise in the first round in early 2013. As of March 2024 she plays for Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team.
Adrianna Sułek (*1999)
Sułek is a Polish track and field athlete who specialises in the heptathlon and is the Polish record holder for both the heptathlon and pentathlon.
Adrianna Costa (*1981)
The US tv personality is nationally known as an entertainment reporter and a reality show host. She was an entertainment reporter for the CNN Headline News program »Robin & Company« and was on the TLC television show »Say Yes to the Dress«, among others.
Adriana Lima (*1981)
When she was 15 the Brazilian model won Ford's »Supermodel of Brazil« competition which started her career. She is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret as she was a »Victoria's Secret Angel« from 1999 to 2018. She used to be a brand ambassador for the clothing brand Desigual and is currently serving as brand ambassador for IWC, Puma, Maybelline, and Chopard. Lima is said to be the world's second highest-paid model since 2014.
When you hear the name Adrianna, you might first think of a woman or a girl. But did you know that there are also places with the name Adrianna? Are you also called Adrianna? Maybe one day you will visit the places that are named just like you...
The Adrianna vineyard is located in the province of Mendoza, Argentina. It is planted at about 5,000ft elevation in the foothills of the Andes.
also called »Hadrian's Villa« was built from 118 to 134 AD for the Roman Emperor Hadrian. It is located around 30 kilometres north-east of Rome, near Tivoli.
In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, you can find the »Adrianastraat«.
The name Adrianna may not be in the top rankings of the most popular girls’ names, but it is one of the few female given names, along with only 536 others, that can be found in every single state in the U.S. from Alaska to Florida and from California to New York. Of course, the name occurs more frequently in some states than in others – and Adrianna is apparently especially popular in New Mexico. Although the name is not one of the top 100 most popular women’s names here either, one in 1,104 women in New Mexico is called Adrianna. In total, that’s 716 women who feel addressed when the name Adrianna is shouted loudly across New Mexico and who ensure that their name makes it to #297 in our SmartGenius ranking of the most common female names in this nice state. If you asked all women in the entire U.S. for their first name, you would hear Adrianna as the answer a total of 44,787 times. This places Adrianna at #549 in our SmartGenius statistics for the most popular women’s names in the whole of the USA. This is true for all currently living women across all states and age groups – the recent popularity of the name Adrianna as a baby name is, of course, a bit different, as you can see from the statistics above.
Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter A is the most popular first letter for girls’ names. 11.8% of all common girls’ names in the US start with this letter. The second most common first letter in girls' names is S.
With eight letters, the name Adrianna is long compared to other names. In fact, 14.5% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly eight letters. 78% of all first names are shorter, while only 8% of all boys’ and girls’ names use nine letters or even more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long with no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.
That means that if 11.8% of all girls' names start with an A, this initial letter occurs over three times as often as all other letters on average. And, by the way, of all the girls' names that begin with the letter A, the name Ashley is the most common.
If your name is Adrianna and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...
So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Adrianna, you can simply say:
Apple
Dinosaur
Rocket
Igloo
Apple
Nut
Nut
Apple
Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.
Adrianna
Adrianna
Just use American Sign Language!
These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.
A
D
R
I
A
N
N
A
In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.
A
D
R
I
A
N
N
A
In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Adrianna sounds like this:
