Adoni
A masculine name of Semitic origin meaning "my lord" or "sovereign."
Name Census estimates that about 153 living Americans carry the first name Adoni. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Adoni today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adoni births was 2021 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adoni. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
153
~ 1 in 2,240,224 Americans
Peak year
2021
13 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,964
Tracked since 1994
Census
Adoni in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 274 people with the first name Adoni, which placed it at #31,306 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#31,306
National first-name rank
People counted
274
274 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
57.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adoni
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adoni is Hispanic at 57.3%. The next largest groups are Black (23.7%) and White (13.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adoni described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adoni at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino57.3% · 157
- Black or African American23.7% · 65
- White13.9% · 38
- Two or more races2.9% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Adoni: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adoni from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 52 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adoni by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adoni during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adoni
The name Adoni has its origins in the Hebrew language and culture. It is derived from the Hebrew word "Adon," which means "lord" or "master." The name carries a sense of authority, power, and reverence.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Adoni can be found in the Hebrew Bible, where it is used as a title for God. In the Old Testament, the name appears in various forms, such as "Adonai" and "Adon Olam," both of which refer to the Lord or the Eternal One.
Throughout history, the name Adoni has been borne by several notable individuals. In the 4th century BCE, Adoni was the name of a Carthaginian general who fought against the Romans during the Punic Wars. Another famous bearer of the name was Adoni-Zedek, a king of Jerusalem mentioned in the Book of Joshua, who led a coalition of Canaanite kings against the Israelites.
In the 11th century, Adoni ben David was a prominent Jewish philosopher and commentator from medieval Spain. He is best known for his work on the Mishneh Torah, a comprehensive code of Jewish law written by Maimonides.
During the Renaissance period, Adoni was the name of an Italian painter and architect who lived from 1445 to 1505. He is particularly known for his work on the Basilica of San Pietro in Rome.
In more recent times, Adoni was the name of a 19th-century Jamaican activist and leader of the Baptist War, a major slave rebellion that took place in 1831-1832. He played a significant role in the fight for the abolition of slavery in Jamaica.
These are just a few examples of the notable individuals who have borne the name Adoni throughout history. The name's rich heritage and associations with power, authority, and reverence have likely contributed to its enduring appeal across different cultures and time periods.
People
Adoni + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adoni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adoni: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adoni?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 153 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adoni going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,240,224 US residents.
Is Adoni a common name?
We classify Adoni as "Very Rare". It ranks above 70.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 155 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adoni most popular?
The single biggest year for Adoni was 2021, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adoni is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adoni in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 274 people with the name Adoni, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #31,306 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adoni in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adoni?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adoni leans strongly male. 231 people counted with this name were male (87.2%), compared with 34 female bearers (12.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adoni?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adoni is Hispanic at 57.3%. The next largest groups are Black (23.7%) and White (13.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adoni most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Adoni in the 2020 Census, accounting for 57.3% (157 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adoni in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adoni a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adoni in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adoni still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adoni in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adoni can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Adoni?
Want to know how many people have the name Adoni? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.