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Hadassah

Hadassah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“myrtle tree”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
huh-DASS-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Hebrew name borne by Queen Esther in the Bible before she became queen. Hadassah comes from the Hebrew word for the myrtle tree.

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How popular is Hadassah?

2024172 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hadassah in 2024572

2024 rank#532 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18808,771

Hadassah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Hadassah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Hadassamyrtle tree · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew

Hadassah questions

What does the name Hadassah mean?

Hadassah means "myrtle tree". It comes from Hebrew. Hebrew name borne by Queen Esther in the Bible before she became queen. Hadassah comes from the Hebrew word for the myrtle tree.

Is Hadassah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Hadassah?

572 US babies were named Hadassah in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Hadassah?

Hadassah is usually pronounced huh-DASS-uh.

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.