Adrain

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Adrain: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

1registrar recorded it
3times a registrar ranked it
5years from first to last
#207highest recorded position

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1965–1969

How to read this chart

A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1965	#250
1968	#207
1969	#291

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 3 of the 5 years from 1965 to 1969.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1965–1969 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–1969
Highest recorded position: #207 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1965–1969).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1969
Most recently recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1965 to 1969. Highest recorded position: #207 in Republic of Ireland in 1968.

Adrain's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#291	3	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#207	6	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	3	High	Verified

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Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

Adrain was ranked #207 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1968. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Aaron#207
Aengus#207
Benedict#207
Conrad#207
Andreas#222
Angus#222
Bruce#222
Cecil#222

What is known about Adrain

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How often it is registered: Official record; 1 official registrar, 1965–1969.
Meaning: Not established; Not researched yet.
Origin: Not established; Not researched yet.
Pronunciation: Not established; Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1965 to 1969. Highest recorded position: #207 in Republic of Ireland in 1968. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.