Adonis
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Adonis
The name of a figure from Greek mythology, Adonis is a high-pressure name often synonymous with masculine beauty. Nonetheless, many mythological names that would have previously been deemed off limits have made their way up the popularity charts—for instance, Penelope currently ranks highly for girls. And indeed, Adonis was one of the fastest-rising boys' names of 2016, moving up 307 spots on the U.S. popularity chart in just one year.
Adonis is also given to girls.
Pronounced uh-DAH-nis.
As of October 2026, Adonis ranked #241 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #174 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #475.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #722 | 334 | 173.9 |
| 2015 | #698 | 360 | 187.8 |
| 2016 | #395 | 804 | 423.7 |
| 2017 | #393 | 813 | 439.2 |
| 2018 | #366 | 902 | 496.7 |
| 2019 | #242 | 1,544 | 860.5 |
| 2020 | #223 | 1,677 | 971.6 |
| 2021 | #222 | 1,726 | 986.6 |
| 2022 | #224 | 1,612 | 923.2 |
| 2023 | #174 | 2,101 | 1,228.2 |
| 2024 | #206 | 1,713 | 994.3 |
| 2025 | #241 | 1,462 | 855.9 |
World rankings
Adonis for boys
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Adonis on lists
Famous Adoniss
- Adonis GarcíaBoy
Cuban baseball player
- Adonis Adelecino JordanBoy
American basketball player
- AdonisBoy
Spyridon Georgiadis, Greek politician
- Adonis BossoBoy
Ivorian male model
- William H. "Adonis" TerryBoy
American baseball player
- Adonis Graham (b. 2017)Boy
son of rapper Drake and French sculptor Sophie Brussaux
Adonis in pop culture
- AdonisBoy
Greek mythological figure loved by Aphrodite
- Adonis JacksonBoy
from TV series "Miami Vice"
- Adonis JohnsonBoy
son of Apollo Creed from the "Rocky" movie series
- Adonis aka DanburiteBoy
character in "Sailor V" Manga
Variations & nicknames
- AddonisBoy