girl's name
Adah
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,450
Northern Ireland
#494
2023 births
Adah is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 110 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Adah is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2020, when 121 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 30,140 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Adah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 330 |
| 1890s | 431 |
| 1900s | 271 |
| 1910s | 423 |
| 1920s | 340 |
| 1930s | 156 |
| 1940s | 79 |
| 1950s | 61 |
| 1960s | 29 |
| 1970s | 47 |
| 1980s | 44 |
| 1990s | 65 |
| 2000s | 433 |
| 2010s | 828 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 586 |
How popular is Adah?
In 2025, Adah was given to 110 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Adah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Adah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adah
How popular is the name Adah?
In 2025, Adah was given to 110 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Adah a girl's or a boy's name?
Adah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Adah?
Adah has 2 syllables.
When was Adah most popular?
Adah peaked in 2020, when 121 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Adah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adah currently ranks #865 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.