Fun Facts About the Name Adore
- More than 1 thousand babies named Adore: U.S. records list 1,179 babies given the name Adore from 1880 through 2025. Even 73 boys received the name Adore - about 1 boy for every 15 girls.
What Does the Name Adore Mean?
Adore is an English word name taken from the verb adore, and its established sense as a name is "adored" or "beloved." The verb entered English through Old French adorer, from Latin adorare, a compound of ad- ("to") and orare ("to speak, pray, plead"). The oldest sense is therefore religious - "to speak to in prayer," hence "to worship" - while the everyday sense "to love deeply" developed later. The name carries the warm modern sense of the verb, even though its root words belong to prayer and worship.
Adore Name History & Origins
Adore is a rare given name in English, used mainly for girls. It is formed directly from the ordinary English verb rather than from a saint's name, a surname, or a classical figure, and it belongs to the old English habit of turning common words into personal names - the same pattern behind virtue names such as Grace, Faith, and Charity.
The word reached English from Old French adorer, which descends from Latin adorare. That Latin verb was built from ad-, "to," plus orare, "to speak, pray, plead," a word related to os, oris, "mouth." Its earliest sense was to address someone in prayer; "to worship" grew out of that, and the weaker meaning "to love very much" is the most recent development.
French has the given names Adoré (masculine) and Adorée (feminine), both formed from the past participle of the same verb and used in the sense "adored, beloved." The English name is not a borrowing of the French feminine form; it is the English verb used as a name, and the two share a Latin root rather than a line of descent.
Similar-looking names belong to other traditions. Spanish and Portuguese Adora is generally connected with Adoración and Adoração, names referring to the adoration of the Christ Child. Because it looks close to Adore, the two are sometimes confused, but Adora follows a separate history.
How Popular is the Name Adore?
Adore 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 2022. Its best rank was #1,609 in 2022.
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 | #1,777 | 113 | 0.0070% |
| 2024 | #1,643 | 125 | 0.0077% |
| 2023 | #1,669 | 124 | 0.0077% |
| 2022 | #1,609 | 131 | 0.0080% |
| 2021 | #1,665 | 125 | 0.0076% |
| 2020 | #2,005 | 93 | 0.0058% |
| 2019 | #2,305 | 78 | 0.0046% |
| 2018 | #3,160 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 2017 | #3,145 | 51 | 0.0030% |
| 2016 | #3,656 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2015 | #4,070 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #4,103 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #4,645 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2012 | #6,875 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #9,155 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #10,464 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #12,452 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #17,560 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #13,958 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #13,539 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #15,068 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,456 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #8,299 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #6,524 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #12,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #8,174 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,058 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,783 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #8,874 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #12,326 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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How the Name Adore Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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You are very intuitive. You have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability, which could reward you through expressions of spiritual leadership, business analysis, marketing, artistic visions, and scientific research. Operating on spiritual side of your individuality can bring you to the great heights, and drop you off if you neglect your spiritual identity. You are always looking for an opportunity to investigate the unknown, to use and show your mental abilities, to find the purpose and meaning of life. You want to grow wise and to understand people and things. You need privacy to replenish your energy. You have a unique way of thinking, intuitive, reflective, absorbing.
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