Adah
How to say it: AY-duh · /ˈeɪdə/
From Hebrew meaning 'adornment, ornament'; Biblical name of two wives - ancient yet revived.
Adah was the 1,416th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 110 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1880s, its births are up about 21% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,517 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,416 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 110 |
| Share of births | 1 in 30,139 |
| Peak decade | 1880s |
| Change over 10 years | +21% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,517 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Adah peaked in the 1880s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Adah is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.
In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Adah
- Adah Sharma (born 1992)Indian film actress
- Adah Isaacs Menken (1835–1868)American actress, dancer, painter, and poet
- Adah Almutairi (born 1976)American academic
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