Hadassa
Hadassa was the 1695th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1603rd with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 746 places. More babies were named Hadassa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hadassah) myrtle (Hebrew name of Esther) · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,695 girls, up 1,169 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 121girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,647babies recorded
What does the name Hadassa mean?
Hadassa is a spelling of Hadassah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Hadassah's meaning and origin.
Hadassah is the Hebrew name of Queen Esther. The Book of Esther introduces her as "Hadassah, that is, Esther" (Esther 2:7), the orphaned cousin raised by Mordecai. Wiktionary derives Hadassah from the Hebrew word for myrtle, the fragrant shrub whose English name comes, through Latin myrtus, from Greek. Her other name, Esther, is of disputed origin: DMNES links it either with a Persian word for star or with the goddess Ishtar. In the US, Hadassah has been used as a girls' name since the 1910s.
הֲדַסָּה (Biblical Hebrew, “myrtle”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'myrtle' meaning comes from the Hebrew word hadas; the Bible itself does not explain the name.
Related names: Esther, Hadasa, Dassah.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Esther 2:7, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hadassah' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Esther', DMNES (Durham University)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'myrtle' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Hadassa popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,695 | 121 |
| 2020 | #2,864 | 57 |
| 2010 | #3,275 | 50 |
| 2000 | #5,556 | 20 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hadassa, counting every spelling?
Hadassa is a spelling of Hadassah, a name family that ranked #472 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,695 for Hadassa on its own. Together these spellings went to 672 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadassah | 529 | #570 | 2,501 |
| Hadassa | 121 | #1,695 | 531 |
| Hadasa | 22 | #5,615 | 107 |
| Hadasah | — | — | 36 |
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 Hadassa?
121 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hadassa (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hadassa 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 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hadassa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hadassa?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Hadassa are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 17. That makes Hadassa 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.
Hadassa by state
How common Hadassa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (7.2×), Massachusetts (6.6×), New York (3.0×), Florida (2.4×). In 42 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 Hadassa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hadassa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hadassa
What does Hadassa mean?
Hadassa is a spelling of Hadassah, which means “myrtle (Hebrew name of Esther)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Hadassa?
Hadassa was the 1695th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1603rd with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 746 places. More babies were named Hadassa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hadassa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hadassa in the US.
Where is Hadassa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hadassa was most common in New Jersey (0.47 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and New York.