Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English usage, Adonis developed from Ἄδωνις.
The story
In mythological stories, Adonis is associated with a handsome young man loved by Aphrodite.
Adonis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21,694
- 21,593 boys · 101 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 2,108 babies
- 2025
- 1,462
- #241 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,462 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 241 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 50.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (178). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,674 as a first name in 2020; 471 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.
Adonis’s family of names
In English usage, Adonis has a diminutive in Donnie. Adonis has a feminine form in Adonia. Adonis has a related form in Adonys.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Adonis has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Adonis comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Donniediminutive · English
- Adonnislikely variant
- Donnydiminutive · English
- Adonysvariant
- Addonislikely variant
- Adonesvariant
- Adonisslikely variant
- Adongdiminutive · ceb
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Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Adonis
- Adonis StevensonCanadian boxerborn 1977
- Adonis FríasArgentine footballerborn 1998
- Adonis JordanAmerican basketball player (born 1970)
- Adonis ThomasAmerican basketball player (born 1993)
- Adonis Garcíabaseball playerborn 1985
- Adonis RivasNicaraguan boxerborn 1972
- Adonis TerryMajor League Baseball player (1864–1915)
- Adonis HilarioBrazilian footballer and managerborn 1965
Characters named Adonis: Adonis Creed (Fictional boxer from the Creed films).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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