How Many People Are Named Adonijah?
An estimated 490 people in the United States have the first name Adonijah. It is predominantly male (94.8%). The average bearer is 16 years old, and Adonijah peaked in popularity in 2014 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adonijah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Adonijah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
490
About 1 in 699,499 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.8% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2014
33 births
Total Registered
496
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adonijah
Adonijah is predominantly male (94.8%), though 26 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Adonijah as a male name
Ranked #5,881 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (33 births)
Adonijah as a female name
Ranked #17,343 in 2009
5 female births in 2009
Peak: 1998 (6 births)
Adonijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adonijah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 207 babies were registered. While Adonijah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adonijah by Decade
How has Adonijah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Adonijah + Last Name Combinations
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Adonijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adonijah?
We estimate approximately 490 people named Adonijah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 699,499 Americans share this first name.
Is Adonijah a common name?
Adonijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 496 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adonijah most popular?
Adonijah reached peak popularity in 2014, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adonijah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adonijah a male name?
Adonijah is predominantly male. 94.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adonijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adonijah Smith, Adonijah Johnson, Adonijah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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