Adonai
Judaism has different names given to God, which are considered sacred: יהוה, אֲדֹנָי, אֵל, אֱלֹהִים, שַׁדַּי, and צְבָאוֹת ; some also include I Am that I Am. Early authorities considered other Hebrew names mere epithets or descriptions of God, and wrote that they and names in other languages may be written and erased freely.
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Meaning & Origin of Adonai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Judaism has different names given to God, which are considered sacred: יהוה, אֲדֹנָי, אֵל, אֱלֹהִים, שַׁדַּי, and צְבָאוֹת ; some also include I Am that I Am. Early authorities considered other Hebrew names mere epithets or descriptions of God, and wrote that they and names in other languages may be written and erased freely.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Adonai
As a girl name
Adonai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 14 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 17 births, good for #6,703 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Adonais. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,948 among girl names with 12 births, rising sharply (+83% over the past five years). In total, more than 254 Adonais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Adonai as a boy name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 98 newborns named Adonai — #1,695 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Adonais. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,733 among boy names with 96 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Adonais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adonai
Adonai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Adonai's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,695. Use the chart and map above to compare Adonai's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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