Baby Name Popularity Profile

Ada

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ada.

✦ Noble or adorned 🌍 German, Hebrew Traditional Virtue
National Rank (2025) #219
All-Time Peak Rank #33 Achieved 1880
Total U.S. Births 106,905 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1910s 1,943 births in 1918
πŸ’‘ The Ada Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Noble or adorned
Language Origin German, Hebrew
Origin Type multiple
Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'noble' or from Hebrew 'adah' meaning 'adornment'.
Common Nicknames
Addie Dee
Alternative Spellings
Adda
Pronunciation: AH-dah
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: Medium Β· Under review

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ada across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -10.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +52.0%
2015: 922 births 922 2016: 968 births 2017: 1,020 births 2018: 1,302 births 2019: 1,467 births 2020: 1,560 births 1,560 2021: 1,650 births 2022: 1,657 births 2023: 1,652 births 2024: 1,575 births 2025: 1,401 births 1,401
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,943 births in 1918
Years in Top 100 33 yrs
Years in Top 500 94 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 8,423
1890s: 10,379
1900s: 9,121
1910s: 15,234
1920s: 15,135
1930s: 8,492
1940s: 5,884
1950s: 4,306
1960s: 2,874
1970s: 1,924
1980s: 1,606
1990s: 1,600
2000s: 3,395
2010s: 9,037
2020s: 9,495

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Ad-a
Letter Count 3 letters
Spelling Complexity Easy
Length Percentile Longer than 0.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is a perfect palindrome (spelled the same forward and backward). Longer than 0.2% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Kentucky
Top States Kentucky, Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama, North Carolina
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Kentucky #146 3,164 1924 6.2% Decline
Mississippi #196 2,198 1926 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 1,559 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #221 2,724 1919 38.2% Decline
North Carolina #204 4,069 1920 15.9% Decline
South Carolina #178 2,048 1921 Stable
Tennessee #218 2,746 1920 29.4% Decline
Arkansas #208 1,342 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #216 2,793 1918 15.6% Decline
Oklahoma #312 1,468 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #223 2,952 1915 2.1% Decline
Louisiana #181 1,818 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #139 2,190 1915 30.6% Decline
Utah #184 726 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #96 387 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #118 924 1916 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #144 4,489 1918 +27.6% Growth
Ohio #198 3,710 1915 8.2% Decline
South Dakota #233 264 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #201 1,153 1916 7.4% Decline
Iowa #117 969 1916 Stable
Montana #122 218 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #192 1,629 1915 25.0% Decline
Idaho #351 271 1917 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #91 231 1915 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #382 5,025 2022 2.2% Decline
New York #198 4,991 1914 +7.7% Growth
Colorado #128 773 2025 +16.7% Growth
Nebraska #158 449 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #313 974 2022 43.9% Decline
Oregon #159 531 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #111 1,048 2019 6.1% Decline
Illinois #276 2,671 1921 47.2% Decline
Florida #358 1,764 2023 +8.5% Growth
Massachusetts #153 1,211 2021 17.8% Decline
New Jersey #312 1,320 1920 Stable
Michigan #153 1,757 2023 +14.6% Growth
Wisconsin #104 921 2024 +2.2% Growth
District of Columbia Unranked 187 2018 Insufficient historical volume
California #339 3,734 2021 27.3% Decline
New Mexico Unranked 196 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #388 436 2020 39.3% Decline
Vermont Unranked 61 1922 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #149 104 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #248 326 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #292 84 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 78 1916 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 28 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 17 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 17 1914 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 23 2021 Insufficient historical volume

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