Adah
Adah was the 1818th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 277th; the most babies were born in 2020 (121). Over the last ten years it has moved up 305 places. More babies were named Adah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,818 girls, down 131 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,123babies recorded
Adah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,818 | 110 |
| 2020 | #1,687 | 121 |
| 2010 | #2,427 | 77 |
| 2000 | #9,168 | 10 |
| 1990 | #10,201 | 7 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #2,909 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,320 | 33 |
| 1920 | #1,171 | 42 |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 |
| 1900 | #567 | 37 |
| 1890 | #361 | 49 |
| 1880 | #326 | 24 |
How popular is Adah, counting every spelling?
Adah has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,650 for girls in 2025, against #1,818 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Adah?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adah (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adah?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Adah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Adah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adah by state
How common Adah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.5×), Georgia (1.9×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adah
How popular is the name Adah?
Adah was the 1818th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 277th; the most babies were born in 2020 (121). Over the last ten years it has moved up 305 places. More babies were named Adah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adah in the US.
Where is Adah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adah was most common in North Carolina (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Tennessee.