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Adonis

Pronounced /əˈdəʊ.nɪs/

Rank in 2024
#206
Born in 2024
1,713
Peak year
2023 · #174
Origin
Ancient Greek

1880 to 2024

Rising
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 1,713 boys were named Adonis, about 1 in every 1,001.
  • It peaked in 2023 with 2,101 babies, ranked #174.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1918.
  • 20,117 boys have been named Adonis since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Adonis per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 18 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 15 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 163 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 526 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,568 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,899 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 13,928 babies, 0.64 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

  • (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/əˈdəʊ.nɪs/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Adonis, CC BY-SA 4.0.