Boy name#763 of boy names
Adonis
Pronounced AH0 D AA1 N AH0 S (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2023
- 107 years in use
How popular is Adonis?
Adonis is a boys' name, and first appears in 1918. It has been given to 20,229 children — the 763rd most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 2,101 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AH0 D AA1 N AH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Adonis
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Adonis
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Adonis?
- Adonis ranks 763rd among boys' names in US records, with 20,229 births since 1918. Over the past decade it accounts for 13,252.
- Is Adonis a unisex name?
- No. Adonis is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Adonis most popular?
- 2023, when 2,101 children were given the name. It has been in use for 107 years and is still recorded as of 2024.