Ada

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Ada is a mostly feminine given name with the exception of the Turkish name being unisex. One origin is the Germanic element "adel-" meaning "nobility", for example as part of the names Adelaide and Adeline.

From Wikipedia

Ada first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 1,943 babies (rank #123 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,563 girls (rank #193). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Ada

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ada yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

105,753

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,943

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Peaky Blinders: Ada Shelby — the only sister
In Charles Dickens: Ada Clare — ward in Chancery, Bleak House

Famous people named Ada

Ada Lovelaceprogrammer · b. 1815
Ada Yonathmolecular biologist · b. 1939
Ada Negripoet · b. 1870
Ada Hegerbergassociation football player · b. 1995
Ada of Cariasovereign · b. 400 BC

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	652	#33
1881	628	#41
1882	689	#44
1883	778	#44
1884	854	#44
1885	876	#43
1886	915	#46
1887	910	#45
1888	1,116	#46
1889	1,005	#51
1890	1,074	#51
1891	975	#51
1892	1,134	#50
1893	1,051	#55
1894	1,018	#62
1895	1,124	#58
1896	1,041	#63
1897	956	#66
1898	1,022	#66
1899	984	#61
1900	1,101	#72
1901	913	#66
1902	921	#74
1903	843	#78
1904	878	#79
1905	873	#80
1906	819	#87
1907	906	#83
1908	922	#87
1909	945	#88
1910	960	#94
1911	939	#97
1912	1,268	#96
1913	1,282	#104
1914	1,494	#106
1915	1,817	#114
1916	1,860	#117
1917	1,853	#119
1918	1,943	#123
1919	1,818	#129
1920	1,823	#136
1921	1,756	#145
1922	1,684	#148
1923	1,638	#153
1924	1,583	#159
1925	1,500	#161
1926	1,462	#161
1927	1,347	#165
1928	1,213	#171
1929	1,129	#178
1930	1,040	#185
1931	973	#186
1932	984	#186
1933	870	#199
1934	833	#213
1935	798	#214
1936	750	#217
1937	796	#208
1938	745	#224
1939	703	#233
1940	665	#246
1941	677	#249
1942	709	#258
1943	658	#271
1944	547	#290
1945	527	#301
1946	547	#316
1947	524	#348
1948	533	#338
1949	497	#351
1950	471	#369
1951	514	#352
1952	482	#375
1953	437	#411
1954	444	#409
1955	433	#423
1956	397	#465
1957	393	#477
1958	371	#499
1959	363	#513
1960	351	#514
1961	344	#527
1962	322	#546
1963	305	#561
1964	318	#554
1965	268	#583
1966	244	#607
1967	245	#606
1968	254	#604
1969	223	#664
1970	238	#667
1971	198	#747
1972	206	#702
1973	201	#718
1974	164	#818
1975	186	#761
1976	168	#826
1977	187	#802
1978	197	#778
1979	179	#864
1980	166	#908
1981	181	#858
1982	170	#893
1983	146	#993
1984	156	#940
1985	165	#945
1986	146	#1,032
1987	157	#997
1988	154	#1,044
1989	165	#1,037
1990	177	#1,024
1991	170	#1,065
1992	197	#969
1993	138	#1,250
1994	155	#1,147
1995	150	#1,157
1996	140	#1,245
1997	143	#1,242
1998	146	#1,242
1999	184	#1,086
2000	196	#1,059
2001	192	#1,101
2002	214	#1,014
2003	219	#1,042
2004	305	#820
2005	328	#791
2006	404	#704
2007	465	#639
2008	529	#585
2009	535	#570
2010	543	#539
2011	605	#491
2012	634	#484
2013	703	#435
2014	871	#374
2015	921	#356
2016	968	#345
2017	1,019	#320
2018	1,302	#251
2019	1,467	#208
2020	1,560	#185
2021	1,648	#180
2022	1,656	#181
2023	1,651	#178
2024	1,563	#193