Adonnis
Adonnis was the 3514th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2507th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,815 places. More babies were named Adonnis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adonis) lord (Semitic adon, probably) · Greek, Phoenician
- Rank in 2025
- #3,514 boys, down 1,007 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202051 babies
- Total since 1880
- 720babies recorded
What does the name Adonnis mean?
Adonnis is a spelling of Adonis, pronounced the same way, so it shares Adonis's meaning and origin.
Adonis is the beautiful young man of Greek myth, loved by Aphrodite and killed by a wild boar while hunting; Wikipedia notes that he was the classical ideal of male beauty. His name is generally connected with the Semitic word adon, 'lord', and Wikipedia gives its Phoenician form alongside the Greek one. As a first name it is used mainly for boys in the US.
Ἄδωνις (Ancient Greek, “Adonis”)𐤀𐤃𐤍 (Phoenician, “ʾadon, lord”)
How sure is this? Probable. The link to Semitic adon 'lord' is the usual view; Wiktionary gives only the Greek form.
Related names: Adon.
See also: Greek names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adonis', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Adonis', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Adonnis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,514 | 32 |
| 2020 | #2,507 | 51 |
| 2010 | #7,091 | 11 |
| 2000 | #4,790 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,833 | 8 |
| 1980 | #6,263 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adonnis, counting every spelling?
Adonnis is a spelling of Adonis, a name family that ranked #251 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,514 for Adonnis on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,515 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adonis | 1,462 | #241 | 8,624 |
| Adonnis | 32 | #3,514 | 200 |
| Adonys | 16 | #5,612 | 79 |
| Addonis | 5 | #12,034 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adonnis?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adonnis (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Adonnis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adonnis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adonnis?
About 700 people born in the US named Adonnis are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 23. That makes Adonnis a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adonnis by state
How common Adonnis was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adonnis: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adonnis, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adonnis
What does Adonnis mean?
Adonnis is a spelling of Adonis, which means “lord (Semitic adon, probably)” (Greek, Phoenician origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Adonnis?
Adonnis was the 3514th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 2507th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,815 places. More babies were named Adonnis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Adonnis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Adonnis in the US.
Where is Adonnis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adonnis was most common in Florida (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Texas.