Ada
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning noble, nobility.
Baby Names Arena rank
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needs 5 head-to-heads
Win rate
55%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
#219
down from #193
UK popularity
#40
1,014 babies · unchanged
How Ada has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #356 |
| 2016 | #345 |
| 2017 | #320 |
| 2018 | #251 |
| 2019 | #208 |
| 2020 | #184 |
| 2021 | #180 |
| 2022 | #181 |
| 2023 | #177 |
| 2024 | #193 |
| 2025 | #219 |
In 2025, 1,014 babies in England and Wales were named Ada. In the US, 1,009 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,943 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ada was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.67% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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