Total births
77
Girls' name · since 1997
Adajah
Adajah has 77 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 77
- total births
- 1997–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
77 girls have been named Adajah since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Adajah recorded 77 times among girls since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2008.
- 77 total births
- 1997–2008 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
77 girls have been named Adajah since 1997, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.
- 77
- total births
- 1997–2008
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Adajah was born in this single decade.
2001
Single peak year
10 babies were named Adajah in 2001 - its busiest year on record.
Adajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adajah splits its recorded history at 2003: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adajah at a glance
Last recorded 2008Peak year
2001
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1997
Adajah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2008
- Peak year (2001)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Adajah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Adajah's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Adajah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Adajah? ▼
Adajah has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 10 babies were born in 2001, its single highest year.
When was Adajah most popular? ▼
Adajah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Adajah been used? ▼
Records for Adajah go back to 1997, giving 12 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Adajah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ada, Adalynn, Adalyn, Adaline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Adajah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Adajah
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Adalyn Girl
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Adaline Girl
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Adalee Girl
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Compare Adajah side by side: Adajah vs Ada Adajah vs Adalynn Adajah vs Adalyn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Adajah: Baby Name Since 1997 - 77 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/adajah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adajah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.