Adonte
A masculine name of African American origin, possibly derived from "Don't", meaning "bold" or "defiant".
Name Census estimates that about 174 living Americans carry the first name Adonte. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Adonte today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adonte births was 2002 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adonte. 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
174
~ 1 in 1,969,853 Americans
Peak year
2002
14 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,271
Tracked since 1988
Census
Adonte in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 183 people with the first name Adonte, which placed it at #40,598 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
#40,598
National first-name rank
People counted
183
183 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
84.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adonte
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adonte is Black at 84.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.6%) and Hispanic (5.5%). 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 Adonte 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 Adonte at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American84.7% · 155
- Two or more races6.6% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 10
- White2.7% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 1
Popularity
Adonte: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adonte from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 80 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adonte 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 Adonte 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 Adonte
The name Adonte is believed to have its origins in ancient Greek culture, dating back to the 5th century BCE. It is derived from the Greek word "adonis," which means "lord" or "master." In Greek mythology, Adonis was a beautiful youth who was loved by the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone.
The name Adonte is closely related to the Greek name Adonis, with a slight variation in spelling. It is possible that the name Adonte emerged as a result of regional dialects or cultural influences within the Greek world.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Adonte can be found in the works of the ancient Greek writer and philosopher Plato. In his dialogue "Phaedrus," Plato mentions a character named Adonte, although the context and significance of this character are not entirely clear.
In the Middle Ages, the name Adonte appeared sporadically in various regions of the Mediterranean and Europe, likely due to the influence of Greek culture and the spread of Christianity. One notable figure with this name was Adonte of Piacenza, an Italian monk and scholar who lived in the 12th century and wrote several theological treatises.
During the Renaissance period, the name Adonte gained some popularity in Italy and other parts of Europe, particularly among the educated classes who were fascinated by classical Greek and Roman culture. One example is Adonte Bracciolini, an Italian humanist scholar and poet who lived in the 15th century.
In the 19th century, the name Adonte was occasionally used in various European countries, although it remained relatively uncommon. One notable bearer of this name was Adonte von Kübeck, an Austrian nobleman and statesman who served as the Minister of Finance for the Austrian Empire in the early 1800s.
Another prominent figure with the name Adonte was Adonte Chiappelli, an Italian jurist and legal scholar who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He made significant contributions to the study of comparative law and was a professor at the University of Bologna.
While the name Adonte has always been relatively rare, it has maintained a presence throughout history, particularly in regions with strong cultural ties to ancient Greece and the Mediterranean world.
People
Adonte + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adonte: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adonte?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 174 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adonte 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 1,969,853 US residents.
Is Adonte a common name?
We classify Adonte as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 177 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adonte most popular?
The single biggest year for Adonte was 2002, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adonte is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adonte in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 183 people with the name Adonte, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,598 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 Adonte 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 Adonte?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adonte leans strongly male. 177 people counted with this name were male (95.2%), compared with 9 female bearers (4.8%). 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 Adonte?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adonte is Black at 84.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.6%) and Hispanic (5.5%). 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 Adonte most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Adonte in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.7% (155 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 Adonte in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adonte a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adonte 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 Adonte still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adonte 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 Adonte 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 common is the name Adonte?
See how many Americans are named Adonte on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.