Ada
Girl name · Germanic origin
Ada meaning
Grace, Expression.
- Also recorded (Germanic): noble
Ada at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- أدىAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #193 in 2024
Ada popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #33 | 652 |
| 1890 | #51 | 1,074 |
| 1900 | #72 | 1,101 |
| 1910 | #94 | 960 |
| 1920 | #136 | 1,823 |
| 1930 | #185 | 1,040 |
| 1940 | #246 | 665 |
| 1950 | #369 | 471 |
| 1960 | #514 | 351 |
| 1970 | #667 | 238 |
| 1980 | #908 | 166 |
| 1990 | #1,024 | 177 |
| 2000 | #1,059 | 196 |
| 2010 | #539 | 543 |
| 2020 | #185 | 1,560 |
| 2024 | #193 | 1,563 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #33 | 652 |
| 1881 | #41 | 628 |
| 1882 | #44 | 689 |
| 1883 | #44 | 778 |
| 1884 | #44 | 854 |
| 1885 | #43 | 876 |
| 1886 | #46 | 915 |
| 1887 | #45 | 910 |
| 1888 | #46 | 1,116 |
| 1889 | #51 | 1,005 |
| 1890 | #51 | 1,074 |
| 1891 | #51 | 975 |
| 1892 | #50 | 1,134 |
| 1893 | #55 | 1,051 |
| 1894 | #62 | 1,018 |
| 1895 | #58 | 1,124 |
| 1896 | #63 | 1,041 |
| 1897 | #66 | 956 |
| 1898 | #66 | 1,022 |
| 1899 | #61 | 984 |
| 1900 | #72 | 1,101 |
| 1901 | #66 | 913 |
| 1902 | #74 | 921 |
| 1903 | #78 | 843 |
| 1904 | #79 | 878 |
| 1905 | #80 | 873 |
| 1906 | #87 | 819 |
| 1907 | #83 | 906 |
| 1908 | #87 | 922 |
| 1909 | #88 | 945 |
| 1910 | #94 | 960 |
| 1911 | #97 | 939 |
| 1912 | #96 | 1,268 |
| 1913 | #104 | 1,282 |
| 1914 | #106 | 1,494 |
| 1915 | #114 | 1,817 |
| 1916 | #117 | 1,860 |
| 1917 | #119 | 1,853 |
| 1918 | #123 | 1,943 |
| 1919 | #129 | 1,818 |
| 1920 | #136 | 1,823 |
| 1921 | #145 | 1,756 |
| 1922 | #148 | 1,684 |
| 1923 | #153 | 1,638 |
| 1924 | #159 | 1,583 |
| 1925 | #161 | 1,500 |
| 1926 | #161 | 1,462 |
| 1927 | #165 | 1,347 |
| 1928 | #171 | 1,213 |
| 1929 | #178 | 1,129 |
| 1930 | #185 | 1,040 |
| 1931 | #186 | 973 |
| 1932 | #186 | 984 |
| 1933 | #199 | 870 |
| 1934 | #213 | 833 |
| 1935 | #214 | 798 |
| 1936 | #217 | 750 |
| 1937 | #208 | 796 |
| 1938 | #224 | 745 |
| 1939 | #233 | 703 |
| 1940 | #246 | 665 |
| 1941 | #249 | 677 |
| 1942 | #258 | 709 |
| 1943 | #271 | 658 |
| 1944 | #290 | 547 |
| 1945 | #301 | 527 |
| 1946 | #316 | 547 |
| 1947 | #348 | 524 |
| 1948 | #338 | 533 |
| 1949 | #351 | 497 |
| 1950 | #369 | 471 |
| 1951 | #352 | 514 |
| 1952 | #375 | 482 |
| 1953 | #411 | 437 |
| 1954 | #409 | 444 |
| 1955 | #423 | 433 |
| 1956 | #465 | 397 |
| 1957 | #477 | 393 |
| 1958 | #499 | 371 |
| 1959 | #513 | 363 |
| 1960 | #514 | 351 |
| 1961 | #527 | 344 |
| 1962 | #546 | 322 |
| 1963 | #561 | 305 |
| 1964 | #554 | 318 |
| 1965 | #583 | 268 |
| 1966 | #607 | 244 |
| 1967 | #606 | 245 |
| 1968 | #604 | 254 |
| 1969 | #664 | 223 |
| 1970 | #667 | 238 |
| 1971 | #747 | 198 |
| 1972 | #702 | 206 |
| 1973 | #718 | 201 |
| 1974 | #818 | 164 |
| 1975 | #761 | 186 |
| 1976 | #826 | 168 |
| 1977 | #802 | 187 |
| 1978 | #778 | 197 |
| 1979 | #864 | 179 |
| 1980 | #908 | 166 |
| 1981 | #858 | 181 |
| 1982 | #893 | 170 |
| 1983 | #993 | 146 |
| 1984 | #940 | 156 |
| 1985 | #945 | 165 |
| 1986 | #1,032 | 146 |
| 1987 | #997 | 157 |
| 1988 | #1,044 | 154 |
| 1989 | #1,037 | 165 |
| 1990 | #1,024 | 177 |
| 1991 | #1,065 | 170 |
| 1992 | #969 | 197 |
| 1993 | #1,250 | 138 |
| 1994 | #1,147 | 155 |
| 1995 | #1,157 | 150 |
| 1996 | #1,245 | 140 |
| 1997 | #1,242 | 143 |
| 1998 | #1,242 | 146 |
| 1999 | #1,086 | 184 |
| 2000 | #1,059 | 196 |
| 2001 | #1,101 | 192 |
| 2002 | #1,014 | 214 |
| 2003 | #1,042 | 219 |
| 2004 | #820 | 305 |
| 2005 | #791 | 328 |
| 2006 | #703 | 404 |
| 2007 | #639 | 465 |
| 2008 | #585 | 529 |
| 2009 | #570 | 535 |
| 2010 | #539 | 543 |
| 2011 | #491 | 605 |
| 2012 | #484 | 634 |
| 2013 | #435 | 703 |
| 2014 | #374 | 871 |
| 2015 | #356 | 921 |
| 2016 | #345 | 968 |
| 2017 | #320 | 1,019 |
| 2018 | #251 | 1,302 |
| 2019 | #208 | 1,467 |
| 2020 | #185 | 1,560 |
| 2021 | #180 | 1,648 |
| 2022 | #181 | 1,656 |
| 2023 | #178 | 1,651 |
| 2024 | #193 | 1,563 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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