Adonis
A Greek name borrowed from a Semitic title, adon, meaning lord. In Greek myth Adonis is the youth loved by Aphrodite.
Adonis in 2025
Adonis was given to 1,462 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 463rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,268 babies born.
The history of Adonis
Adonis reached its highest point in 2023, when 2,108 babies were given the name, ranking 317th that year.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 21,694 babies have been named Adonis. Half of them were born before 2019, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Adonis by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adonis | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,094 |
| 1920s | 13 | 6,203 |
| 1930s | 15 | 6,940 |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,612 |
| 1950s | 106 | 3,620 |
| 1960s | 126 | 4,227 |
| 1970s | 408 | 2,489 |
| 1980s | 532 | 2,801 |
| 1990s | 1,718 | 1,219 |
| 2000s | 2,354 | 1,682 |
| 2010s | 6,098 | 446 |
| 2020s | 10,314 | 317 |
Where Adonis is heading
Adonis has grown more than 4.1 times over the past decade, from 360 babies in 2015 to 1,462 in 2025.
Names like Adonis
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adonis.