Ada
Ada is a name of German origin meaning "noble" or "nobility," derived from the element "adal." It also has Hebrew roots as a variant of Adah, meaning "ornament" or "adornment."
Current Popularity
Popularity over time
Dashed bar: 2026 (projected): 1,336. How this is calculated
Yearly values
- 2011: 606
- 2012: 634
- 2013: 703
- 2014: 871
- 2015: 922
- 2016: 968
- 2017: 1,020
- 2018: 1,302
- 2019: 1,467
- 2020: 1,560
- 2021: 1,650
- 2022: 1,657
- 2023: 1,652
- 2024: 1,575
- 2025: 1,401
- 2026 (projected): 1,336
Good to Know
- •Extremely easy to spell and pronounce in most languages
- •Strong association with intelligence due to Ada Lovelace
- •Short and complete - doesn't require a nickname
- •Works well internationally with minimal pronunciation differences
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Famous People
Ada Lovelace
Mathematician and first computer programmer
Ada Yonath
Nobel Prize-winning crystallographer
Ada Limón
U.S. Poet Laureate
Ada Hegerberg
Professional footballer and Ballon d'Or winner
Statistics
106,905
Total births since 1880
1918
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