Recorded 1923–2014 Girls' name Peak 1953 623 births

Adonna — girls' name

623 babies named Adonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s481940s801950s1031960s1561970s921980s581990s222000s422010s12
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Adonna was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

22 babies were named Adonna in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 623 babies named Adonna between 1923 and 2014, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adonna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Adonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Adonna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adonna 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 623 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.

Adonna at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

623

Since 1923

92 years of records

Peak year

1953

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1923

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2014

Adonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1923

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1953)
22
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
0510152025 201419971981197219631953194419301923 5

Adonna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
156 births that decade — 25% of Adonna's all-time total
1920s101930s481940s801950s1031960s1561970s921980s581990s222000s422010s12

Adonna by state

Where Adonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Adonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.8%
Texas share of Adonna's total US births 0.8%

5 of 623 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adonna?
623 babies have been named Adonna since 1923. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1953 with 22 births.
When was Adonna most popular?
Adonna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Adonna most popular?
The top states for the name Adonna are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Adonna been used?
Adonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 92 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Adonna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adora, Adore, Adonica, Adonia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1923–2014 (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.