Adonis

Where Adonis comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).
— Wiktionary's entry for Adonis
  • Ancient Greek
  • 3 syllables
Adonis through the years
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #4,179 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1977
    Adonis Stevenson born
    Canadian boxer
  3. 1998
    Adonis Frías born
    Argentine footballer
  4. 2023
    Peak, #175
    2,102 babies named Adonis, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Adonis Stevenson · Canadian boxer, born 1977
  • Adonis Frías · Argentine footballer, born 1998
  • Adonis Jordan · American basketball player, born 1970
  • Adonis Thomas · American basketball player, born 1993
  • Adonis García · baseball player, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.