boys' name ★ peaked 2023

Adonis

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #241 Trend ↑ Rising 32%
Rank 2025
#241
among boys · ↓35 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,462
named Adonis · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,168
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2023
2,108 babies
All-time total
21,694
#803 all-time among boys
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Adonis popularity over time

21,694 babies have been named Adonis since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – #4,189
1920s – 13 13 1 +160% #3,211
1930s – 15 15 2 +15% #3,524
1940s – 5 5 1 -67% #3,532
1950s – 106 106 11 +2020% #1,593
1960s 7 119 126 13 +19% #1,730
1970s 5 403 408 41 +224% #1,028
1980s 6 526 532 53 +30% #1,150
1990s 45 1,673 1,718 172 +223% #578
2000s 8 2,346 2,354 235 +37% #756
2010s 17 6,081 6,098 610 +159% #242
2020s (to 2025) 13 10,301 10,314 1,719 +182% #175

Where Adonis is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,541 0.90 #230
2027 1,611 0.94 #224
2028 1,674 0.98 #207
2029 1,728 1.01 #204
2030 1,776 1.04 #199

Where Adonis is most popular

Boys named Adonis per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.998 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, District of Columbia, and Nevada.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Adonis born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 43 2.84 +184%
District of Columbia 38 2.57 +158%
Nevada 137 2.40 +141%
New Mexico 74 2.25 +125%
Hawaii 27 1.74 +74%
Virginia 302 1.59 +59%
Georgia 393 1.55 +55%
Florida 723 1.53 +53%
North Carolina 387 1.52 +52%
Connecticut 101 1.49 +49%
New York 633 1.46 +46%
Arizona 227 1.39 +39%
South Carolina 139 1.35 +35%
Maryland 160 1.34 +34%
Louisiana 134 1.31 +31%
Michigan 267 1.30 +31%
Pennsylvania 320 1.21 +21%
Texas 1,058 1.20 +20%
New Jersey 240 1.19 +19%
Colorado 152 1.18 +18%
Wisconsin 139 1.17 +18%
Mississippi 65 1.14 +15%
Ohio 297 1.12 +12%
Illinois 279 1.09 +9%
Oklahoma 95 1.07 +8%
Indiana 171 1.07 +7%
Alabama 116 1.06 +6%
Massachusetts 132 0.960 ≈ national
Kansas 62 0.904 -9%
Missouri 125 0.902 -10%
North Dakota 15 0.879 -12%
California 796 0.871 -13%
Kentucky 85 0.847 -15%
Tennessee 146 0.809 -19%
Rhode Island 13 0.797 -20%
Arkansas 50 0.790 -21%
Washington 117 0.715 -28%
Iowa 49 0.711 -29%
Oregon 52 0.685 -31%
Minnesota 68 0.554 -44%
Nebraska 21 0.483 -52%
Utah 45 0.471 -53%
Alaska 5 0.420 -58%
Montana 6 0.340 -66%
West Virginia 11 0.337 -66%
South Dakota 6 0.322 -68%
Idaho 11 0.269 -73%
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Adonis

Adonis is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #241 in 2025 with 1,462 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 21,694 American babies have been named Adonis. Its peak came in 2023, when 2,108 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adonis stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adonis?

The median living Adonis is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 21 thousand people named Adonis are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adonis year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 1,462 #241
2024 – – 1,721 #206
2023 6 #13,498 2,102 #175
2022 – – 1,613 #224
2021 7 #12,232 1,726 #222
2020 – – 1,677 #223
2019 – – 1,545 #242
2018 6 #13,836 902 #366
2017 5 #15,962 813 #394
2016 6 #14,379 804 #395
2015 – – 360 #698
2014 – – 336 #717
2013 – – 343 #696
2012 – – 374 #640
2011 – – 335 #694
2010 – – 269 #804
2009 – – 292 #779
2008 – – 251 #851
2007 – – 289 #759
2006 – – 251 #812
2005 – – 230 #820
2004 8 #11,640 232 #783
2003 – – 211 #828
2002 – – 189 #868
2001 – – 179 #880
2000 – – 222 #756
1995 7 #10,525 315 #578
1990 – – 82 #1,201
1985 – – 42 #1,544
1980 – – 56 #1,227
1975 5 #9,071 47 #1,238
1970 – – 23 #1,848
1965 – – 15 #2,084
1960 – – 7 #3,338
1955 – – 11 #2,435
1950 – – 5 #3,689
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 8 #3,211
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Adonis

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Adonis Stevenson Canadian boxer b. 1977 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adonis, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adonis?

The median living Adonis is about 6 years old. Half of all living Adoniss are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Adonis are alive today?

An estimated 21 thousand people named Adonis are alive in the United States, based on 21,694 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adonis in 2025?

Adonis ranked #241 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,462 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adonis?

21,694 babies have been named Adonis in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adonis most popular?

Adonis peaked in 2023, when 2,108 newborns received the name.

Is Adonis a boy or girl name?

Adonis is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adonis rising or falling?

Adonis is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adonis become more popular?

Adonis is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,776 boys named Adonis in 2030, which would rank around #199. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Adonis?

Well-known people named Adonis include Adonis Stevenson (boxer).

Names like Adonis

Names that sound and feel close to Adonis: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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