Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Adonay isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adonay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 554
- 554 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,858 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,858 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 909 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adonay’s family of names
Adonay may belong to the same name family as ADDONAY. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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