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Adonai

Boy

Meaning of Adonai: Hebrew: 'my Lord'

Adonai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1750th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1750

92 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,466

First recorded 1990 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 6 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 18 babies2003: 25 babies2004: 27 babies2005: 35 babies2006: 37 babies2007: 54 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 54 babies2010: 56 babies20102011: 39 babies2012: 47 babies2013: 60 babies2014: 56 babies2015: 69 babies2016: 72 babies2017: 54 babies2018: 80 babies2019: 64 babies2020: 77 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 88 babies2023: 82 babies2024: 107 babies2025: 92 babies
US babies named Adonai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 107.

Gender split

83% boys · 17% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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