Adara
Adara was the 1004th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 249 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,428 places. More babies were named Adara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,004 girls, up 1,744 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 249girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025249 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,917babies recorded
Adara popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,004 | 249 |
| 2020 | #2,748 | 60 |
| 2010 | #2,671 | 67 |
| 2000 | #2,141 | 75 |
| 1990 | #2,641 | 44 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adara, counting every spelling?
Adara is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #916 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,004 for Adara on its own. Together these spellings went to 271 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adara | 249 | #1,004 | 952 |
| Adarah | 22 | #5,558 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adara?
249 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adara (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adara 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 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adara.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adara?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Adara are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 3 and 24. That makes Adara mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Adara by state
How common Adara was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.0×), New Jersey (1.8×), Arizona (1.8×), Texas (1.6×), New York (1.5×). In 30 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 Adara: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adara, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adara
How popular is the name Adara?
Adara was the 1004th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 249 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,428 places. More babies were named Adara in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Adara a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adara in the US.
Where is Adara most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adara was most common in Florida (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Arizona.