Adonay
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning my lord; variant of Adonai.
Babies a year
9
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2440
9 babies
Adonay by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Adonay. In the US, 22 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 28 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Adonay. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Adonaimy lord; used as a name for god9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adony5 in the US (2017)
- Adonislord or master; handsome youth in mythology809 in the US (2017)
- Adnangarden, eden; one who dwells in eden66 in England and Wales (2025)
- Advayunique; without a second5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adoniasmy lord is yahweh; form of adonijah4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Adonay, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Adonay
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