Adore

Adore: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “to adore, love deeply”
Origin: French
Say it: uh-DOR · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (94% of all uses)

From French adorer, ultimately from Latin adorare 'to worship, adore.' As a given name it is rare and modern in usage.

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How popular is Adore?

202440.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Adore in 2024134

2024 rank#1,647 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18801,053

Adore is rising: use over the last five years is 5.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Adore

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Adore questions

What does the name Adore mean?

Adore means "to adore, love deeply". It comes from French. From French adorer, ultimately from Latin adorare 'to worship, adore.' As a given name it is rare and modern in usage.

Is Adore a boy or girl name?

Adore is mainly a girl's name in US records (94% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Adore?

134 US babies were named Adore in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Adore?

Adore is usually pronounced uh-DOR.

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.