boy's name
Adoniram
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 89
Adoniram is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2015, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising 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 2008.
Adoniram 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 | 11 |
| 2010s | 40 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 38 |
How popular is Adoniram?
In 2025, Adoniram 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 Adoniram
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adoniram also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adoniram over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adoniram
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adoniram — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adoniram
How popular is the name Adoniram?
In 2025, Adoniram was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Adoniram a girl's or a boy's name?
Adoniram is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Adoniram most popular?
Adoniram peaked in 2015, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Adoniram a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adoniram currently ranks #8,329 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.