Boys' name · since 1918
Adonis
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 21,593 babies named Adonis, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,593
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
21,593 babies have been named Adonis since 1918, making it today's #241 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adonis has been recorded 21,593 times among boys since 1918, currently ranked #241 nationally and more common than 98% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #803 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #241 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,593 born since 1918
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adonis ranks #803 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #241 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,593 born since 1918, peaking in the 2020s.
- #803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,593
- born since 1918
- 2020s
- peak decade
Adonis's 21,593 recorded births place it above 98.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Adonis compares
21,593 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Adonis's all-time total is 59x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adonis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,593 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adonis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adonis's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 2,102, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adonis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 2,102
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Adonis popularity over time - girls
101 total births recorded since 1966 (Adonis as girls' name)
Adonis by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (10,301 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Adonis's strongest decade.
10,301 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Adonis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 106
1950s
106 births
- 1960s 119
1960s
119 births
- 1970s 403
1970s
403 births
- 1980s 526
1980s
526 births
- 1990s 1,673
1990s
1,673 births
- 2000s 2,346
2000s
2,346 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,081 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,301 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10,301 births (48% of all-time use).
How Adonis 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 Adonis's total volume
Adonis by state
Where Adonis concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,234 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 2,042 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,041 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,665 | 7.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 925 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 918 | 4.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 764 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 683 | 3.2% |
2,234 of 21,593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Adonis appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adonis's data
- New York records the most Adoniss (2,234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Adonis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Adonis 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.