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Hadassa

Meaning
Myrtle
Origin
Variant of Hadassah (from Hebrew)

Girl's name · #1695 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Hadassa reached its best rank, #1603, in 2024 and ranked #1695 in 2025. About 1,600 girls have carried it since 1966.

Across the states

In recent years, Hadassa ran about 5× its national rate in New Jersey.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Hadassa ranks in other countries and regions.

#617 in Ecuador (2025) · #845 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,152 in France (2025) · #1,550 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,882 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,840 in Canada (2024).

Famous Hadassas

What Hadassas become

Among 17 notable people named Hadassa:

No single standout — notable Hadassas spread across many fields.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Hadassah (#570), Hadassa would rank around #474 with about 650 births last year — the newborns split about 81/19 between Hadassah and Hadassa.

Similar names: Hadassah · Jireh · Adalie · Alessa · Ahuva · Bracha

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