Unisex name · since 1990
Adonai
1,223 babies named Adonai in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,223
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,223 babies have been named Adonai since 1990, making it today's #1951 unisex name.
Adonai has 1,223 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1951 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #4,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,951 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,223 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adonai ranks #4,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,951 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,223 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,223
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adonai's 1,223 recorded births place it above 90.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Adonai compares
1,223 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Adonai's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adonai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,223 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adonai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adonai's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 99, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adonai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Adonai popularity over time - girls
243 total births recorded since 2001 (Adonai as girls' name)
Adonai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (517 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Adonai's strongest decade.
517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Adonai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
238 births
- 2010s
2010s
517 births
- 2020s
2020s
434 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 517 births (42% of all-time use).
How Adonai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adonai's total volume
Adonai by state
Where Adonai concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 165 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 164 | 13.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 31 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 28 | 2.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
165 of 1,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Adonai appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adonai's data
- Adonai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (517 total births) through the 2020s (434) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adonais (165 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adonai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1990–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adonai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.