Recorded 1989–2008 Boys' name Peak 1993 70 births

Adonus — boys' name

70 babies named Adonus in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s442000s21
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Adonus was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

9 babies were named Adonus in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adonus

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Adonus between 1989 and 2008, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adonus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adonus performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Adonus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adonus 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 70 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.

Adonus at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

70

Since 1989

20 years of records

Peak year

1993

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1989

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2008

Adonus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1989

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1993)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Adonus by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 63% of Adonus's all-time total
1980s51990s442000s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adonus?
70 babies have been named Adonus since 1989. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1993 with 9 births.
When was Adonus most popular?
Adonus was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Adonus been used?
Adonus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 20 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Adonus?
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.

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, 1989–2008 (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.