Adonai: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “my Lord”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- ah-doh-NYE · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (83% of all uses)
From Hebrew Adonai, a reverential title for God in Jewish tradition. It is primarily a sacred title rather than a traditional personal name.
How popular is Adonai?
Babies named Adonai in 2024106
2024 rank#1,704 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,372
Adonai is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Adonai
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Adonai questions
What does the name Adonai mean?
Adonai means "my Lord". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Adonai, a reverential title for God in Jewish tradition. It is primarily a sacred title rather than a traditional personal name.
Is Adonai a boy or girl name?
Adonai is mainly a boy's name in US records (83% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Adonai?
106 US babies were named Adonai in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Adonai?
Adonai is usually pronounced ah-doh-NYE.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.