Ada

Ada: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “noble”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: AY-duh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide. It has long been used as an independent given name in English.

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How popular is Ada?

2024470 per million US babies

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Babies named Ada in 20241,563

2024 rank#193 girls

Peak year1888

Total US babies since 1880105,753

Ada is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ada

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Ameliawork · Germanic
Ellaall, completely · Germanic
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Milliegentle strength · Germanic
Aubreyelf ruler · Germanic
Adalinenoble · Germanic

Ada questions

What does the name Ada mean?

Ada means "noble". It comes from Germanic. Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide. It has long been used as an independent given name in English.

Is Ada a boy or girl name?

Ada is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ada?

1,563 US babies were named Ada in 2024. Its peak year was 1888.

How do you pronounce Ada?

Ada is usually pronounced AY-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.