Adrian

I actually thought this was gender neutral/unisex for a long time, until I realized the female Adrian I knew actually spelled it Adrienne haha—either way, I really love the look and feel of this spelling, and I adore the sound, it’s very smooth and soft :D

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(Also I think that since Adrienne and Adrian are pronounced exactly the same, it’s fine to call a girl Adrian as well—Adrian is a much simpler and more elegant spelling, in my opinion, so if someone also prefers it over Adrienne, I don’t see a reason why they can’t use it :) )

I have a male friend named "Adrian." He is greeted with "Yo Adrian" regularly by many in reference to the Rocky films. This is something any bearer of the name will be expected to tolerate.

I think Adrian is a nice name. I like it for both genders, but with this spelling, I would slightly prefer it for a boy (and Adrienne for a girl). It is handsome, modern, and edgy. It is strong but also smooth and gentle. Overall, I think Adrian is a beautiful name.

Hot hot hot.

Sounds like a very adventurous guy. Great name.

Coolest name in the world. At least one of the coolest. Infinity/10.

I find Adrian to be a very good name, with a very great history as well. 10/10.

Pretty good name I must say. I significantly prefer over Aidan/Aiden!

I like it, I very much prefer it to Aidan/Aiden!

I LOVE this name. Adrian - it sounds so classy and handsome! I greatly prefer it to the names Aidan/Aiden.

My name is Adrienne and I find it to be deplorable as it means dark one. And well we all know what comes to mind with that, need I say more.

I absolutely think it's nice. I love this for a boy because it's such a cool, strong and handsome name but I hate this for a girl because it's so ridiculous in my opinion.

I love this name! It definitely reminds me of Lady Bug and Cat Noir, but I don't mind. It also reminds me of Adrian Monk. It's not very common, but not unusual at all. A cool, handsome name.

LOVE for a boy as well. We’re leaning towards the spelling Adrien only because we have e’s in our last name and it fits better with the middle name Owen.

LOVE this name on a boy, but please if you're having a girl and you like this, please use Adrienne/Adriana. :)

Decent name, but the -an ending looks peculiar. Not a big fan of the pronunciation either.

Love it! Strong, MASCULINE name. A good feminine variant would be Adrianna/Adriana/Adrianne.

On a personal level, I find Adrian as a truly handsome and dashing name that ages well for a man of good taste and character. Adriana sounds very proud, but delightfully sweet for a lady to have regardless of her age. :)

It is SO handsome! I feel like this name is very attractive for a male only. So therefor I love it!

I love this for a girl. ♥.

Such a handsome name!

One of my favourite boy names. Don’t understand what exactly about it sounds so “feminine” to some other commenters, I think it sounds handsome and princely. The name Adrienne already exists, there’s no need to name your daughter Adrian. Ridiculous trend of taking boys names and labeling them too feminine to be used on boys.

I love this name so much, that I chose it when I started my gender transition from female to male. I just really connect with it. 11/10 epic.

I like the name Adrian/Adrian but I am in love with the variant Hadrian/Hadrien.

Adrian is a very handsome name for a boy! I can't really decide whether I prefer this spelling or Adrien. I dislike this name on a girl. For a girl, Adriana and Adrienne are lovely ;)

Very nice and attractive. One of my favorite boy names.

This is my brother's name! I think it's nice, but I don't like the English pronunciation, I prefer the Romanian pronunciation, ah-dree-AHN.

It's a very nice name.

Very handsome name, just like other -Ian names (Fabian, Sebastian, Julian, Killian etc) but this one stands out!

I'm simply in LOVE with Adrian!

I actually kinda consider this a unisex name. Weirdly, the only Adrian I met was a girl, and she was very nice. I may give my son or possibly daughter this name as a middle name.

Wonderful, strong, timeless name. Makes me think of a medieval warrior for some reason, but I like it just as much as a modern name.

First thing that comes to mind when I hear the name "Adrien"? That name is HOT.

It looks like the French name Adrien.

I love this name! It's a very strong and masculine BOY NAME. Poor girls named Adrian.

Adrian isn’t just a boy’s name. It sounds feminine and it should be used for girls too. I’m happy to see that this name is labeled unisex because it really does suit boys and girls. It sounds noble for a boy and pretty for a girl. It’s slightly more for a boy in my book, but it’s a girl’s name too! Adrian can be used for either gender, but Adriana and Adrienne are strictly for girls.

Overused, overused blegh!

Adrian sounds like a nice name, I knew a quiet but nice Hispanic guy with the name and a really d-bag person with the name too. It sounds like a guy with curly black hair, green eyes and tan skin, and it’s a cool name too. I don’t like it on a girl, don’t know any girl ones though and I’ve met a few Adrianas younger than me so Adriana seems to be more popular, which I’m glad about.

A very handsome name.

Adrian is okay. I also like Hadrian, maybe even more. Adrian sounds like the name of someone with brown hair, and green eyes.

Adrian is my name, I feel comfortable when one calls me and even the way it sounds out of everyone around. It's not common in Uganda but its nickname Ian is too common. I make sure that the name Adrian is on all my art works and am happy for all that it means. For real, I like my my name.

Definitely more of a soft, quiet masculine name than a hard, in-your-face masculine name. I feel like only a certain type of guy can pull off "Adrian;" a calm, serene guy who prefers reading and arts over sports. I don't see why it couldn't be used on a girl, but as I said before, I find it to be a male name, and prefer the feminine "Adrienne" for a girl.

This is my name and I am female, but my parents spelled it Adriane. My mother told me it was the German spelling but I think she was off on that. I didn't like the name growing up, especially when some people pronounced it Adri-ANNE with a very short sounding American "a" sound. Now I don't mind it but I prefer the European or British/Caribbean sounding pronunciation. It sounds much prettier.

So much better than 'aiden\aidan\ayden\aden' by like a gazillion miles

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Adrian all the way!

My name is Adrian and I am a female. I don't hate the name, I just wish my parents would have spelled it Adrienne. Before people meet me they always assume I'm a male and it's honestly extremely annoying. If you are considering this name for your daughter, please do her a favor and spell it more femininely. Honestly, as long as it's not spelled Adrian or Adrien she should be fine.

I had a baby in September and my husband and I were going to go with the name Adrian if we had a boy. We had a girl. The same week my daughter was born, the child abuse scandal involving Adrian Peterson from the Minnesota Vikings broke, and now I'm so glad we didn't have a boy, because we're Minnesotans and naming a son Adrian the same week the most famous Adrian in the state was exposed as a child abuser would have been awkward. I still really like the name, but I'm trying to figure out if Adrian Peterson has ruined it for me or not.

Absolutely LOVE this name for a boy. (: so masculine, mature, simple, handsome! Much better than 'Aidan' which I can't help but to picture a blonde, bratty, ADHD brat.

I don't know why everyone hates this name for a girl. Not all girls are pink loving feminine princesses. One of my teachers is named Adrian, she is really tough no nonsense kind of person. (Kind of scary too.) But, yeah, love the name!

Adrian is a handsome name, and I don't understand why people name their daughters Adrian or Adrienne, the name doesn't sound very feminine to me. Despite its popularity, I have yet to meet an Adrian but I wouldn't mind it if I did :) there is also the actor Adrien Brody, but I prefer the original spelling over his.

One of my friends had a neighbor who used this as a middle name. But I guess his parents wanted him to be more unique than other Adrians. He was Addrian. Looked more like "Add-Ree-Ann".

Adrian is a very masculine name in my opinion. I would not like to be a girl with the name Adrian. It is a short name but is not easy to say, which gives it a heavier quality than a name like Julian. This is a very popular name in Latin America for boys, it ranks in top 10 names for boys in Spain. I like the nickname Ian. Adrian gives impression of a dark haired young man, who is intelligent, sophisticated, introspective, mysterious, handsome.

I've always felt this was the most elegant male name, but I don't see anything girly about it. It's lovely.

I never used to like this name; I grouped it with Aiden (a name I detest) because of the beginning and end. But I now know that it's related to Hadrian, who was an awesome historical figure. Ever since I learned that, I like it more and more.

This is my name. I love how it means 'dark and rich' and how mysterious it could sound. It's simple, classic, yet unique. I'm proud to have it. :D

I LOVE this name on a boy, but I really wish people wouldn't give it to their daughters. It seems like all of the good boys names somehow get converted to girls names.

Cool. I once met a kid named Adrian, and he was just the sweetest little thing. But I have noticed that some people are starting to give this name to their daughters, which makes me worry that it'll become part of the annoying hey-let's-give-our-daughter-a-guy's-name trend.

This is a good name for a boy! I like it and it reminds me of a quiet nice boy who likes to read...

I love this name, and all the variants of it. Adriana, Adrienne . . . It's so pretty!

Adrian is such a strong and handsome name, it also ages well. I absolutely adore it. If I ever marry an Italian or Spanish guy, this name will make an appearance most definitely.

Great manly name, it's so handsome and distinguished sounding, it's very fresh yet classic.

Oh, this'll sound so silly, but I'm really in love with this name. It just has that dark and mysterious feel to it, y'know? Like other people mentioned. I love it!

I was really surprised when I met a GIRL with this name. I prefer this on a boy. It just doesn't sound that feminine to me. For a girl, I would use Adrienne.

When I hear this name, I picture a handsome/mysterious and sophisticated type of guy. Mainly since I actually have met two Adrians in my lifetime and they both fit this description! I think the name is beautiful.

I love the name Adrian, I also like the Spanish pronunciation Ah-dri-ann, either way it's a beautiful name for a boy/man.

I love this name. I think it is a very strong name. It is very masculine, and it is unique.

I think this sounds like a girl's name. Like "Adrienne" or something. It is not boyish at all.

Wow, love this name so much. It somehow conveys dark masculinity, yes, but also a lighter innocence and handsomeness. Hmm I don't know why but I really like this name!

At first, I thought this name was kinda effeminate - but the more I say it, the more I like it. Now I'm starting to associate this name with a cute, brown-haired guy with an adorably irresistible smile.

I love this name! I think it's very pretty. A nice nickname would be Ade.

I love the way it sounds in Polish and Romanian (that's the same). In English it has a bit of feminine sound, almost like Adrien, as a girl name.

I think this is a nice name. I hardly hear Adrian being used a whole lot. Kind of mysterious and handsome sounding.

Don't really like this name - it's slightly bland and hard to say but it is uncommon and it reminds me of aquamarine water (Adriatic Sea-get it?) I know someone with this name so that kind of puts me off it as well!

This is my favorite male name, and if I ever have a son his name will be Adrian. I think it connotes a sort of dark masculinity that you don't find in more popular male names, and while it is uncommon it's not way out there either.

I actually find the name Adrian really cute and that suprises me because it really isn't my style.