Ada
Girl nameAda has been given to 107,183 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918 and currently ranks #219 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈeɪdə/
Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
107,183
Peak year
1918 (1,950 babies)
Rank in 2025
#219 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +52%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Ada
Ada Yonath
Israeli chemist
Ada Negri
Italian poet, writer, and teacher (1870–1945)
Ada Hegerberg
Norwegian footballer
Ada of Caria
4th-century BC Satrap and Queen of Caria
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ada.
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