girl's name
Adaora
- Origin Igbo
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 446
Adaora is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Adaora is a name of Igbo origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Adaora over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 |
| 2000s | 90 |
| 2010s | 126 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 96 |
How popular is Adaora?
In 2025, Adaora was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Adaora 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 Adaora
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adaora also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adaora over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adaora
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adaora — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adaora
How popular is the name Adaora?
In 2025, Adaora was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Adaora a girl's or a boy's name?
Adaora is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Adaora most popular?
Adaora peaked in 2025, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Adaora a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adaora currently ranks #2,328 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.