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Adah

Girl's name · #1818 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Adah was #277 in 1883, slipped to #13327 by 1992, and has climbed back to #1818 today. Roughly 4,100 girls have been named Adah since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#399 in N. Ireland (2025) · #721 in Ireland (2025) · #782 in Scotland (2025) · #1,799 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,609 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,466 in Canada (2024).

Famous Adahs

• Adah Sharma — Indian film actress
• Adah Isaacs Menken — American actress, dancer, painter, and poet (1835–1868)
• Adah Almutairi — American academic
• Adah Robinson — American Artist, teacher and printmaker
• Adah Belle Thoms — American nurse and activist (1870–1943)

In stories & tradition

• Adah^es — Book of Genesis (Bible)

What Adahs become

Among 18 notable people named Adah:

No single standout — notable Adahs spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Adah is the less common spelling of Ada — about 7% of babies given the name are written this way; Ada itself ranked #219 in 2025.

Similar names: Zella · Addie · Arie · Avah · Abbie · Adina

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