Meaning of the nameAdria

Adria is a name used mostly by women, a short form of Adriana, linked to Latin Hadrianus, 'from Hadria', the name of an ancient city in Italy.

Meaning

“short form of Adriana, linked to Latin Hadrianus, 'from Hadria'”

Source: Behind the Name: Adria · Behind the Name: Hadrian

People (2022): 15,763
Rank in Brazil: #1,251
Median age: 16 years
2010 Census: 12,982; people

Adria in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Adria, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (5,465 people).

12,064 women 3,699 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Adria is most common

States with the highest share of people named Adria in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amapá 0.078%
Amazonas 0.067%
Pará 0.050%
Roraima 0.048%
Rondônia 0.009%

All states

State	People	% of population
Pará	4,059	0.050%
Amazonas	2,649	0.067%
São Paulo	1,343	0.003%
Minas Gerais	841	0.004%
Amapá	570	0.078%
Maranhão	569	0.008%
Bahia	555	0.004%
Goiás	512	0.007%
Pernambuco	485	0.005%
Ceará	468	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	421	0.003%
Santa Catarina	335	0.004%
Roraima	303	0.048%
Paraná	289	0.003%
Mato Grosso	267	0.007%
Rio Grande do Sul	253	0.002%
Espírito Santo	246	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	246	0.007%
Paraíba	230	0.006%
Alagoas	196	0.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul	181	0.007%
Sergipe	179	0.008%
Rondônia	149	0.009%
Piauí	122	0.004%
Distrito Federal	117	0.004%
Tocantins	112	0.007%
Acre	66	0.008%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Adria

According to Behind the Name, Adria is a short form of Adriana, the feminine of Adrian. Adrian comes from the Roman cognomen Hadrianus, which in Latin meant 'from Hadria', the name of two Roman towns in Italy; the northern one, present-day Adria, also gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. It is a recent name, used mostly by women but also by men, with a birth peak in the 2000s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 15,763 people named Adria, with a median age of 16. Proportionally, it is most common in Amapá.

Sources

Behind the Name: Adria · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Adriana · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Adrian · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Hadrian · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adria · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Adria

What does the name Adria mean?

Adria means “short form of Adriana, linked to Latin Hadrianus, 'from Hadria'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Adria in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 15,763 people with the first name Adria, which ranks it number 1,251 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Adria a boy's or a girl's name?

Adria is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 12,064 women and 3,699 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Adria?

Adria is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Adria most common?

Proportionally, in Amapá: 0.078% of the state's population is named Adria (570 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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