US rank #4359 Boys' name Peak 2018 534 births

Adonay — #4359 US boys' name

534 babies named Adonay in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s522000s1242010s2352020s118
#4359
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Adonay was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

32 babies were named Adonay in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adonay

The Social Security Administration has registered 534 babies named Adonay between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adonay currently holds the #4359 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adonay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 235 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Adonay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 53 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Adonay in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adonay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 534 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adonay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

534

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2018

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,359

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adonay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
32
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919931989 5

Adonay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
235 births that decade — 44% of Adonay's all-time total
1980s51990s522000s1242010s2352020s118

Adonay by state

Where Adonay concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Adonay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
53 9.9%
#2 Texas
29 5.4%
California share of Adonay's total US births 9.9%
Even split

53 of 534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adonay?
534 babies have been named Adonay since 1989. It currently ranks #4359 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 32 births.
When was Adonay most popular?
Adonay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 235 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Adonay most popular?
The top states for the name Adonay are California (53 births), Texas (29 births).
How long has the name Adonay been used?
Adonay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adonay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adonis, Adolph, Adolfo, Adolphus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.