Ada

“Noble (Germanic); also 'adornment' via Hebrew Adah” — Germanic/Hebrew origin

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

Ada has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #33 (1880) · 106,905 babies named Ada all-time · 1 in 1,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #18 in Norway (2025) · #20 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #21 in Türkiye (2025) · #40 in England & Wales (2025) · #45 in Ireland (2025).

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

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 · Resident Evil 2
Ada — literary character
Ada Cappuccio — Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

What Adas become

Among 771 notable people named Ada:

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

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