Adoniyah
According to 2 Samuel, Adonijah was the fourth son of King David. His mother was Haggith as recorded in the book of 2 Samuel 3:4. Adonijah was born at Hebron during the long conflict between David and the House of Saul. In 1 Kings, he briefly proclaimed himself king of Israel during the terminal illness of his father David, before peacefully ceding the throne to his brother Solomon.
Meaning & Origin of Adoniyah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
According to 2 Samuel, Adonijah was the fourth son of King David. His mother was Haggith as recorded in the book of 2 Samuel 3:4. Adonijah was born at Hebron during the long conflict between David and the House of Saul. In 1 Kings, he briefly proclaimed himself king of Israel during the terminal illness of his father David, before peacefully ceding the throne to his brother Solomon.
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The Story of Adoniyah
As a girl name
Adoniyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Adoniyahs were born — ranking #12,237 that year. As of 2026, Adoniyah ranks #12,237 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Adoniyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Adoniyah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2016, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 6 Adoniyahs were born — ranking #10,743 that year. As of 2026, Adoniyah ranks #10,743 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Adoniyahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adoniyah
Adoniyah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Adoniyah's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #12,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Adoniyah'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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