unisex name
Adoniah
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 113
Adoniah is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 58% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2014, when 14 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Adoniah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 |
| 2010s | 63 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 38 |
How popular is Adoniah?
In 2025, Adoniah was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Adoniah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adoniah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adoniah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adoniah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adoniah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adoniah
How popular is the name Adoniah?
In 2025, Adoniah was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Adoniah a girl's or a boy's name?
Adoniah is used for both girls and boys. About 58% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Adoniah most popular?
Adoniah peaked in 2014, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Adoniah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adoniah currently ranks #10,214 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.