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Adonis

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Meaning of Adonis: Greek: 'lord'

Adonis is a boy's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 250th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 361st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#250

1,462 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#361

120 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

21,694

First recorded 1918 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 63 babies1983: 52 babies1984: 47 babies1985: 42 babies1986: 59 babies1987: 56 babies1988: 63 babies1989: 50 babies1990: 82 babies19901991: 111 babies1992: 90 babies1993: 163 babies1994: 183 babies1995: 322 babies1996: 172 babies1997: 196 babies1998: 199 babies1999: 200 babies2000: 222 babies20002001: 179 babies2002: 189 babies2003: 211 babies2004: 240 babies2005: 230 babies2006: 251 babies2007: 289 babies2008: 251 babies2009: 292 babies2010: 269 babies20102011: 335 babies2012: 374 babies2013: 343 babies2014: 336 babies2015: 360 babies2016: 810 babies2017: 818 babies2018: 908 babies2019: 1,545 babies2020: 1,677 babies20202021: 1,733 babies2022: 1,613 babies2023: 2,108 babies2024: 1,721 babies2025: 1,462 babies
US babies named Adonis per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,108.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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