Adriana is the feminine form of Adrian, which comes from the Latin Hadrianus and means "from Hadria", a town in northern Italy that also gave the Adriatic Sea its name. It is popular in Italy, Spain and Latin America, and in the United States it has a glamorous ring through model Adriana Lima. Adriana peaked at number 107 in the United States in 2006 and has gently declined to number 366 in 2025.