Adonay
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-doh-NYE
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Adonay is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my Lord”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Adonay mean?
Hebrew: from Adonai, a Hebrew title for God
“my Lord”
Adonai is the title used in place of God's name in Jewish prayer; Adonay is also a common name in Eritrea.
Is Adonay a girl's or a boy's name?
Adonay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Adonay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 262% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Adonay, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Adonay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were given Adonay 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.
Adonay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
How popular is Adonay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Adonay, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 32 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Adonay in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 99 boys in the US were given Adonay or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,493, up from #4,856 for this spelling alone.
- Adonai 79
- Adonay 20
Adonay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 28 | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 32 | #3,442 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4,387 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Adonay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody Finn Finley Rowan Asher Cillian Ronan Axel Ibrahim Matteo Aiden Elijah
Other spellings of Adonay
Names related to Adonay
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
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, “Adonay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adonay, updated 20 October 2026.