Gender
Origin
- African
- God of peace and love.
- Greek
- Extremely handsome; In greek mythology, Adonis is a beautiful young man beloved of Aphrodite.
Syllables
3
Themes
- Greek/Roman Mythology
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Adonis
Pronunciation
a-do-nis
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #174, 2,101 births); most recent 2025 (rank #241, 1,462 births)
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #11617, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #13455, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,462 | – |
| 2024 | 1,713 | – |
| 2023 | 2,101 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1,612 | – |
| 2021 | 1,726 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1,677 | – |
| 2019 | 1,544 | – |
| 2018 | 902 | 6 |
| 2017 | 813 | 5 |
| 2016 | 804 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #362, 120 births); most recent 2025 (rank #448, 86 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 |
| 2024 | 120 |
| 2023 | 74 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2021 | 44 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 19 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #339, 154 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 154 |
| 2022 | 108 |
| 2021 | 87 |
| 2020 | 80 |
| 2019 | 114 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2017 | 92 |
| 2016 | 76 |
| 2015 | 31 |
| 2014 | 38 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #453, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #483, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence