Fun Facts About the Name Adoniram
- 88 babies named Adoniram: U.S. records list 88 babies given the name Adoniram from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Adoniram Mean?
Adoniram is a Hebrew name meaning "my lord is exalted," written in the Hebrew Bible as אֲדֹנִירָם. It joins two elements: adoni, the first-person form of adon ("lord"), and ram, from the root rum, "to be high" or "exalted." The name does not say whether the "lord" is God or a human superior; the same ambiguity sits in the word adon itself, which is used for both.
Shortened forms of the same name appear in parallel biblical passages as Adoram and Hadoram. Adoram is commonly read as a contraction of Adoniram, with the middle syllable dropped, but Hadoram is also the name of unrelated biblical figures, so the two are not always the same name.
Adoniram Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible the name belongs to one man, Adoniram son of Abda, who was over the labor force, often translated as the levy or forced labor, in the administrations of David and Solomon. He is listed among Solomon's officials in 1 Kings 4:6 and is placed over the workers sent to Lebanon in 1 Kings 5:14. The same office is held by a man called Adoram in 2 Samuel 20:24, and it is an Adoram who is stoned to death when he is sent to the northern tribes after Solomon's death (1 Kings 12:18); the parallel account in 2 Chronicles 10:18 names him Hadoram. These notices are usually understood to describe the same official under variant spellings, though the relationship between the forms is debated.
From Hebrew the name passed into Greek as Ἀδωνιράμ and into Latin as Adoniram in the Vulgate, and it reached English through Bible translation, above all the King James Version. It stayed an uncommon given name, most often chosen by families who favored Old Testament names. Adoniram Judson (1788 - 1850), the American Baptist missionary to Burma, is the best-known bearer, and the name also appears in New England writing: Adoniram Penn is the farmer in Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's story "The Revolt of 'Mother'" (1890). In Masonic tradition, Adoniram is remembered in connection with the building of Solomon's temple.
How Popular is the Name Adoniram?
Adoniram has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #7,500 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,259 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,887 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #9,772 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #12,388 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #8,085 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #9,780 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,695 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,805 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #7,500 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #12,325 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,268 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,014 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,583 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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