Meaning and history
Adonijah is the English biblical form of Hebrew Adoniyyah, meaning “Yahweh is my lord.” Several people bear the name in the Hebrew Bible. The best known is King David’s son Adonijah, who attempted to secure the throne near the end of David’s life but was displaced by Solomon and later executed. The name’s significance is therefore primarily scriptural and royal. Modern bearers are rare, and it should not be confused with Adonai, a Hebrew title for God.
20062006: 12 births, rank #6,460
2007: 18 births, rank #4,996
2008: 14 births, rank #6,070
2009: 20 births, rank #4,748
2010: 25 births, rank #3,994
20112011: 22 births, rank #4,356
2012: 24 births, rank #4,131
2013: 23 births, rank #4,180
2014: 33 births, rank #3,297
2015: 22 births, rank #4,407
20162016: 12 births, rank #6,726
2017: 12 births, rank #6,685
2018: 16 births, rank #5,540
2019: 18 births, rank #5,153
2020: 17 births, rank #5,235
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 13 births, rank #6,479
2023: 11 births, rank #7,289
2024: 15 births, rank #5,904
20252025: 13 births, rank #6,446
In 2025, 13 babies were recorded with the name Adonijah, ranking #6,446 among boys.