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Ada

Girl Hebrew #178 in 2023

Ada is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Ada

One origin is the Germanic element "adel-" meaning "nobility", for example as part of the names Adelaide and Adeline.

Popularity of Ada

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,651 births in 2023

1880 2023

103,912 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1918

1,943 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

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Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

God is my judge

God is my oath; consecrated to God

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.