girl's name

Ady

  • Origin Luxembourgish
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 185

Ady is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Ady is a name of Luxembourgish origin.
  • Peaked in 2012, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1999.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ady 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.

72
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ady by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 72
2010s 69
2020s (to 2025) 22

How popular is Ady?

In 2025, Ady was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Ady is used

England & Wales #5,553 3 in 2020
France #6,104 5 in 2024
United States #14,194 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Ady

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ady also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ady over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ady

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ady — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ady

How popular is the name Ady?

In 2025, Ady was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Ady a girl's or a boy's name?

Ady is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ady?

Ady has 2 syllables.

When was Ady most popular?

Ady peaked in 2012, when 14 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Ady a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ady currently ranks #14,194 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.