Adonis

Adonis is a male given name: 99% of people named Adonis are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Greece
US births since 1880: 8,821 male / 77 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Adonis

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Adonis," in English, "Guten Tag Adonis," in German. Adonis is a male given name: about 99% of people named Adonis are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Adonis,

German

Guten Tag Adonis,

French

Bonjour Adonis,

Spanish

Estimado/a Adonis:

Chinese

Adonis您好：

Japanese

Adonis様

English

Hi Adonis,

German

Hi Adonis,

French

Salut Adonis,

Spanish

Hola Adonis,

Chinese

Adonis你好：

Japanese

Adonisさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Adonis by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	99%
Greece	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

8,821 male · 77 female · 8,898 births recorded

Male 99%Female 1%

Since 1980: 99% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Adonis a male or female name?

Adonis is a male given name: 99% of people named Adonis are men, and it is recorded as male in 2 of the 2 countries covered.

How do I address Adonis in an email?

Is Adonis a unisex name?

Adonis is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Adonis are men. Adonis leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Adonis a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adonis (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_adonis,
  title  = {Is Adonis a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adonis},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}