Given name & surname
Adon
“one who is handsome and adorned”·“God is my lord”
Adon is a variant of Aden. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is handsome and adorned.” Adon is a variant of Adonia. One Greek interpretation is “God is my lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adon is a variant of Aden. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is handsome and adorned.” Adon is a variant of Adonia. One Greek interpretation is “God is my lord.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adon is a variant of Aden. An origin associated with Aden is Hebrew. Adon is a variant of Adonia. Adonia has been associated with Spanish and Greek naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 937
- 937 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 57 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,048 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,048 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 57 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 825 as a first name in 2020; 311 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adon’s family of names
Adon has a related form in Aden. Adon has a related form in Adonia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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