Girls' name · since 1966
Hadassa
1,647 babies named Hadassa in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,647
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,647 babies have been named Hadassa since 1966, making it today's #1694 girls' name.
Hadassa has 1,647 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1694 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #5,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,694 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,647 born since 1966
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hadassa ranks #5,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,694 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,647 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,694 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,647
- born since 1966
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hadassa's 1,647 recorded births place it above 92.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Hadassa compares
1,647 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hadassa's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hadassa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,647 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hadassa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hadassa's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 131, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hadassa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Hadassa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (621 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Hadassa's strongest decade.
621 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Hadassa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s
2010s
621 births
- 2020s
2020s
588 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 621 births (38% of all-time use).
How Hadassa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Hadassa's total volume
Hadassa by state
Where Hadassa concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 275 | 16.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 229 | 13.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 160 | 9.7% |
| #4 | California | | 77 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 75 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Texas | | 71 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.3% |
275 of 1,647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Hadassa appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hadassa's data
- Hadassa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (621 total births) through the 2020s (588) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hadassas (275 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hadassa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1966–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Hadassa 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 August 2026.