Adonai
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-doh-NYE
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,942 for boys
Adonai is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 1,942nd for boys in the US (79 babies).
What does Adonai mean?
Hebrew
“my Lord”
In Jewish tradition Adonai is a title of God, read aloud in place of the sacred four-letter divine name.
Is Adonai a girl's or a boy's name?
Adonai is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 79 boys in the US.
How popular is Adonai in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Adonai, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Adonai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Adonai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,326, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
- Adonai 9
- Adonay 9
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Adonai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
How popular is Adonai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,942among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 79about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 79 boys in the US were named Adonai, making it the 1,942nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,069th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 99 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990. 13 girls were also named Adonai in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Adonai in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 99 boys in the US were given Adonai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,493, up from #1,942 for this spelling alone.
- Adonai 79
- Adonay 20
In 2025, 14% of the babies named Adonai in the US were girls.
Adonai in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #1,942 |
| 2024 | 99 | #1,685 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,146 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,093 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,587 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,069 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2,338 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,958 |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,387 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2,145 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2,659 |
| 2013 | 47 | #2,560 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Names like Adonai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Brody Rowan Cillian Ronan Aiden Kayden Ibrahim Eden Finley Cassian Musa
Other spellings of Adonai
Names related to Adonai
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adonai: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adonai, updated 20 October 2026.