Ada
#219 for girls in 2025, 1,401 births · Last seen for boys in 2010 at #9,693
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
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- Peak · girls
- 1880 · 652 births
- Debut · girls
- 652 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 33 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 106,905since 1880
Ada over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #219 | 1,401 | — | |
| 2024 | #191 | 1,575 | — | |
| 2023 | #179 | 1,652 | — | |
| 2022 | #181 | 1,657 | — | |
| 2021 | #180 | 1,650 | — | |
| 2020 | #185 | 1,560 | — | |
| 2019 | #208 | 1,467 | — | |
| 2018 | #251 | 1,302 | — | |
| 2017 | #319 | 1,020 | — | |
| 2016 | #345 | 968 | — | |
| 2015 | #355 | 922 | — | |
| 2014 | #374 | 871 | — | |
| 2013 | #435 | 703 | — | |
| 2012 | #484 | 634 | — | |
| 2011 | #489 | 606 | — | |
| 2010 | #538 | 544 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #570 | 537 | — | |
| 2008 | #585 | 529 | — | |
| 2007 | #638 | 466 | — | |
| 2006 | #703 | 404 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #789 | 329 | — | |
| 2004 | #820 | 306 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #1,038 | 220 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,014 | 214 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,096 | 193 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,053 | 197 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,086 | 184 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,242 | 146 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,242 | 143 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,246 | 140 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,156 | 150 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,147 | 155 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,250 | 138 | — | |
| 1992 | #969 | 197 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,065 | 170 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,024 | 177 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,037 | 165 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,044 | 154 | — | |
| 1987 | #997 | 157 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,032 | 146 | — | |
| 1985 | #945 | 165 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #940 | 156 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #993 | 146 | — | |
| 1982 | #893 | 170 | — | |
| 1981 | #858 | 181 | — | |
| 1980 | #909 | 166 | — | |
| 1979 | #864 | 179 | — | |
| 1978 | #778 | 197 | — | |
| 1977 | #802 | 187 | — | |
| 1976 | #826 | 168 | — | |
| 1975 | #761 | 186 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #818 | 164 | — | |
| 1973 | #718 | 201 | — | |
| 1972 | #702 | 206 | — | |
| 1971 | #747 | 198 | — | |
| 1970 | #668 | 238 | — | |
| 1969 | #664 | 223 | — | |
| 1968 | #604 | 254 | — | |
| 1967 | #606 | 245 | — | |
| 1966 | #607 | 244 | — | |
| 1965 | #583 | 268 | — | |
| 1964 | #554 | 318 | — | |
| 1963 | #561 | 305 | — | |
| 1962 | #546 | 322 | — | |
| 1961 | #527 | 344 | — | |
| 1960 | #514 | 351 | — | |
| 1959 | #513 | 364 | — | |
| 1958 | #499 | 371 | — | |
| 1957 | #477 | 393 | — | |
| 1956 | #465 | 397 | — | |
| 1955 | #423 | 433 | — | |
| 1954 | #409 | 444 | — | |
| 1953 | #411 | 437 | — | |
| 1952 | #375 | 482 | — | |
| 1951 | #352 | 514 | — | |
| 1950 | #369 | 471 | — | |
| 1949 | #351 | 497 | — | |
| 1948 | #338 | 533 | — | |
| 1947 | #348 | 524 | — | |
| 1946 | #317 | 547 | — | |
| 1945 | #301 | 527 | — | |
| 1944 | #290 | 547 | — | |
| 1943 | #271 | 658 | — | |
| 1942 | #258 | 709 | — | |
| 1941 | #249 | 677 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #246 | 665 | — | |
| 1939 | #233 | 703 | — | |
| 1938 | #224 | 745 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #208 | 796 | — | |
| 1936 | #217 | 750 | — | |
| 1935 | #214 | 798 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #213 | 833 | — | |
| 1933 | #199 | 870 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #186 | 984 | — | |
| 1931 | #186 | 973 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #185 | 1,040 | — | |
| 1929 | #178 | 1,129 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #171 | 1,213 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #165 | 1,347 | #2,408 | 12 |
| 1926 | #161 | 1,462 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1925 | #161 | 1,500 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #159 | 1,583 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #153 | 1,638 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #148 | 1,684 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #145 | 1,756 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #136 | 1,823 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #129 | 1,818 | #2,385 | 12 |
| 1918 | #123 | 1,943 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1917 | #119 | 1,853 | — | |
| 1916 | #117 | 1,860 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #114 | 1,817 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #106 | 1,494 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #104 | 1,282 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #96 | 1,268 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #97 | 939 | — | |
| 1910 | #94 | 960 | — | |
| 1909 | #88 | 945 | — | |
| 1908 | #87 | 922 | — | |
| 1907 | #83 | 906 | — | |
| 1906 | #87 | 819 | — | |
| 1905 | #80 | 873 | — | |
| 1904 | #79 | 878 | — | |
| 1903 | #78 | 843 | — | |
| 1902 | #74 | 921 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #66 | 913 | — | |
| 1900 | #72 | 1,101 | — | |
| 1899 | #61 | 984 | — | |
| 1898 | #66 | 1,022 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #66 | 956 | #681 | 10 |
| 1896 | #63 | 1,041 | — | |
| 1895 | #58 | 1,124 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | #62 | 1,018 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #55 | 1,051 | — | |
| 1892 | #50 | 1,134 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #51 | 975 | #766 | 7 |
| 1890 | #51 | 1,074 | — | |
| 1889 | #51 | 1,005 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #46 | 1,116 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1887 | #45 | 910 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #46 | 915 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #43 | 876 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #44 | 854 | — | |
| 1883 | #44 | 778 | — | |
| 1882 | #44 | 689 | — | |
| 1881 | #41 | 628 | — | |
| 1880 | #33 | 652 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ada was already there! It came in at #33, and was given to 652 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1971–2001, when fewer than 210 girls a year got the name.
Where Ada is popular in 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#148 · 1 in 434
- Washington#153 · 1 in 661
- Montana#168 · 1 in 457
- Missouri#171 · 1 in 721
- New Hampshire#176 · 1 in 582
Best ever in a state: #28 in Idaho, 1913.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #148 | 8 | 1 in 434 |
| Washington | #153 | 47 | 1 in 661 |
| Montana | #168 | 6 | 1 in 457 |
| Missouri | #171 | 36 | 1 in 721 |
| New Hampshire | #176 | 6 | 1 in 582 |
| Maine | #187 | 6 | 1 in 572 |
| Iowa | #199 | 16 | 1 in 778 |
| North Carolina | #208 | 48 | 1 in 945 |
| Wisconsin | #217 | 25 | 1 in 903 |
| Colorado | #218 | 24 | 1 in 943 |
| South Dakota | #223 | 5 | 1 in 617 |
| Minnesota | #226 | 26 | 1 in 920 |
| Pennsylvania | #230 | 53 | 1 in 965 |
| Alabama | #260 | 18 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Massachusetts | #262 | 23 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Idaho | #270 | 7 | 1 in 902 |
| Virginia | #272 | 30 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Illinois | #273 | 45 | 1 in 1,234 |
| West Virginia | #277 | 6 | 1 in 977 |
| Oregon | #285 | 13 | 1 in 1,115 |
| Tennessee | #285 | 26 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Maryland | #293 | 20 | 1 in 1,164 |
| Arkansas | #296 | 10 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Georgia | #303 | 36 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Indiana | #312 | 22 | 1 in 1,368 |
| Kansas | #322 | 10 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Louisiana | #326 | 16 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Nebraska | #327 | 7 | 1 in 1,122 |
| New York | #332 | 57 | 1 in 1,544 |
| Ohio | #342 | 33 | 1 in 1,569 |
| Kentucky | #356 | 12 | 1 in 1,490 |
| California | #357 | 111 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Michigan | #369 | 25 | 1 in 1,651 |
| Arizona | #382 | 18 | 1 in 1,670 |
| Connecticut | #391 | 7 | 1 in 1,681 |
| Utah | #411 | 10 | 1 in 1,705 |
| New Jersey | #429 | 18 | 1 in 1,998 |
| Oklahoma | #439 | 9 | 1 in 1,749 |
| South Carolina | #467 | 9 | 1 in 1,973 |
| Texas | #492 | 66 | 1 in 2,422 |
| Mississippi | #547 | 5 | 1 in 2,184 |
| Florida | #587 | 28 | 1 in 3,070 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 28 spots since 2024 (#191 → #219)
- 34 spots since 2020 (#185 → #219)
- 136 spots since 2015 (#355 → #219)
- Biggest jump: 218 spots in 2004 (#1,038 → #820)
- Biggest drop: 281 spots in 1993 (#969 → #1,250)
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #33 (652 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 82 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 33 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 33 yrs · run 1880–1912
- Top 1,000: 130 yrs · run 1880–1985
Share of babies · girls
1 in 140
- Highest: 1 in 140 girls born in 1880 were named Ada (0.72%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,147 girls born in 2025 (0.09%)
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 14.3% of all girls named Ada (15,234) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #33 (1880) → #1,250 (1993) → #179 (2023)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,423 | #33 (1880) | #44 |
| 1890s | 10,379 | #50 (1892) | #58 |
| 1900s | 9,121 | #66 (1901) | #79 |
| 1910s | 15,234 | #94 (1910) | #110 |
| 1920s | 15,135 | #136 (1920) | #158 |
| 1930s | 8,492 | #185 (1930) | #207 |
| 1940s | 5,884 | #246 (1940) | #297 |
| 1950s | 4,306 | #352 (1951) | #429 |
| 1960s | 2,874 | #514 (1960) | #577 |
| 1970s | 1,924 | #668 (1970) | #768 |
| 1980s | 1,606 | #858 (1981) | #965 |
| 1990s | 1,600 | #969 (1992) | #1,143 |
| 2000s | 3,395 | #570 (2009) | #831 |
| 2010s | 9,037 | #208 (2019) | #380 |
| 2020s | 9,495 | #179 (2023) | #189 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ada in 2017
girls
#319
1,020 births · 1 in 1,693 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,693 of them was named Ada, which outranked 98.3% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ada
- #316Raelyn1,027
- #317Amira1,024
- #318Phoebe1,021
- #319Ada1,020
- #319Arielle1,020
- #319Nina1,020
- #322Kinley1,019
- #323Ariah1,011
- #324Samara1,009
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.