US rank #1045 Girls' name Peak 2023 2,668 births

Adara — #1045 US girls' name

2,668 babies named Adara in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s821990s4772000s6382010s7032020s763
#1045
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Adara was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

242 babies were named Adara in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adara

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,668 babies named Adara between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adara currently holds the #1045 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 242 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adara performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 763 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Adara shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 297 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Adara in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,668 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adara at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,668

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2023

242 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,045

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
242
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Adara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
763 births that decade — 29% of Adara's all-time total
1970s51980s821990s4772000s6382010s7032020s763

Adara by state

Where Adara concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
297 11.1%
#2 Texas
210 7.9%
#3 Florida
125 4.7%
#4 New York
117 4.4%
#5 North Carolina
39 1.5%
#6 Ohio
29 1.1%
#7 Arizona
28 1.0%
#8 Georgia
27 1.0%
California share of Adara's total US births 11.1%
Even split

297 of 2,668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Adara appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adara?
2,668 babies have been named Adara since 1979. It currently ranks #1045 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 242 births.
When was Adara most popular?
Adara was most popular in the 2020s decade with 763 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Adara most popular?
The top states for the name Adara are California (297 births), Texas (210 births), Florida (125 births).
How long has the name Adara been used?
Adara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adara?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.