Adonica
A feminine name of uncertain origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 332 living Americans carry the first name Adonica. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adonica today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adonica births was 1975 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adonica. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
332
~ 1 in 1,032,393 Americans
Peak year
1975
16 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
2006 SSA rank
#17,223
Tracked since 1948
Census
Adonica in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 365 people with the first name Adonica, which placed it at #25,801 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,801
National first-name rank
People counted
365
365 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
41.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adonica
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adonica is Black at 41.4%. The next largest groups are White (34.2%) and Hispanic (15.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adonica described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adonica at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American41.4% · 151
- White34.2% · 125
- Hispanic or Latino15.9% · 58
- Two or more races6.3% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 3
Popularity
Adonica: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adonica from the 1940s through to the 2000s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 106 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adonica by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adonica during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adonica
The name Adonica has its roots in the Greek language, with its earliest recorded usage dating back to the 5th century BCE. The name is believed to be derived from the Greek word "adonikos," which means "ruler" or "king." This suggests that the name may have been given to individuals who were seen as having a regal or authoritative presence.
In ancient Greek mythology, there are references to Adonica being a minor deity associated with the concept of beauty and grace. However, there is little historical evidence to support the widespread use of this name in ancient Greece.
The first recorded instance of the name Adonica can be found in a collection of Greek plays from the 4th century BCE, where it was used as a character name. One notable historical figure who bore this name was Adonica of Cyrene, a philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 3rd century BCE. She is recognized for her contributions to the field of geometry and her work on the properties of conic sections.
During the Byzantine period, which spanned from the 4th to the 15th century CE, the name Adonica gained some popularity among the Greek-speaking population. It was often associated with individuals from noble or wealthy families, reflecting the name's connotations of royalty and authority.
In the 12th century, there was a notable figure named Adonica Comnena, a member of the influential Comnenus dynasty that ruled the Byzantine Empire. She was known for her literary works and her participation in the intellectual circles of the time.
Another historical figure with the name Adonica was a 16th-century Italian painter, Adonica Sirani, who was renowned for her portraits and religious paintings. She was born in 1638 in Bologna and was one of the first women to be accepted into the prestigious Accademia di San Luca in Rome.
In the 19th century, Adonica Kathleen Dundas, an English writer and poet, gained recognition for her works on nature and spirituality. She was born in 1847 and published several collections of poetry during her lifetime.
It is worth noting that while the name Adonica has ancient roots and has been used throughout history, it has never been a widely popular name in any particular culture or region. Its usage has been relatively rare, often associated with individuals from scholarly or artistic backgrounds.
People
Adonica + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adonica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adonica: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adonica?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 332 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adonica going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,032,393 US residents.
Is Adonica a common name?
We classify Adonica as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 381 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adonica most popular?
The single biggest year for Adonica was 1975, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adonica is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adonica in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 365 people with the name Adonica, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,801 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adonica in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adonica?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adonica appears almost entirely female. Of the 367 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adonica?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adonica is Black at 41.4%. The next largest groups are White (34.2%) and Hispanic (15.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adonica most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Adonica in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.4% (151 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adonica in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adonica a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adonica in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adonica still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adonica in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adonica can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Adonica?
Want to know how many Americans are named Adonica? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.