Adah vs Ada

Side-by-side comparison of Adah and Ada — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Adah

Girl name · Rank #2050

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Name B

Ada

Girl name · Rank #193

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Adah Ada
Current Rank #2050 #193
Total Births (all years) 4,010 105,475
Peak Year 2020 1918
Peak Year Births 121 1,943
Peak Decade 2010ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Adah Ada
1880ss 330 8,423
1890ss 431 10,379
1900ss 271 9,121
1910ss 423 15,234
1920ss 340 15,135
1930ss 156 8,492
1940ss 79 5,884
1950ss 61 4,305
1960ss 29 2,874
1970ss 47 1,924
1980ss 44 1,606
1990ss 65 1,600
2000ss 433 3,387
2010ss 827 9,033
2020ss 474 8,078

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Adah Ada
2014 78 871
2015 90 921
2016 81 968
2017 87 1,019
2018 108 1,302
2019 106 1,467
2020 121 1,560
2021 90 1,648
2022 93 1,656
2023 76 1,651
2024 94 1,563

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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