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Ada

Girl's name · #219 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Ada was #33 in 1880, slipped to #1250 by 1993, and has climbed back to #219 today. Roughly 107,000 girls have been named Ada since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#18 in Norway (2025) · #20 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #21 in Türkiye (2025) · #40 in England & Wales (2025) · #45 in Ireland (2025) · #47 in N. Ireland (2025) · #51 in Scotland (2025) · #58 in Belgium (2025) · #74 in New Zealand (2025) · #93 in Poland (2025) · #135 in Sweden (2025) · #171 in Switzerland (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Adas

• Ada Lovelace — English mathematician (1815–1852)
• Ada Yonath — Israeli chemist
• Ada Negri — Italian poet, writer, and teacher (1870–1945)
• Ada Hegerberg — Norwegian footballer
• Ada Colau — Spanish activist and politician

In stories & tradition

• Ada Wong — Resident Evil 2 (video game)
• Ada — Fictional character in the book Ada & Zangemann
• Ada Cappuccio — Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (book)

What Adas become

Among 772 notable people named Ada:

Entertainers appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ada Rohovtseva, Soviet and Ukrainian actress.

Similar names: Eliza · Addie · Ida · Callie · Hattie · Annie

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