Boys' name · since 1989
Adonay
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 554 babies named Adonay, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adonay is the #4948 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 554 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Adonay recorded 554 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #4948 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #7,411 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,948 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 554 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adonay ranks #7,411 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,948 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 554 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,411 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,948 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 554
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adonay's 554 recorded births place it above 83.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adonay compares
554 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Adonay's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adonay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 554 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adonay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adonay's full recorded timeline at 2009, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adonay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Adonay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (235 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Adonay's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Adonay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
235 births
- 2020s
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 235 births (42% of all-time use).
How Adonay 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 Adonay's total volume
Adonay by state
Where Adonay concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 29 | 5.2% |
53 of 554 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Adonay's data
- Adonay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (235 total births) through the 2020s (138) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adonays (53 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 Adonay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Adonay 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.