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Adah

“Ornament; dawn” — Hebrew origin

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

Adah has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #277 (1883) · 4,123 babies named Adah all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,400 girls in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 6,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

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

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 — Genesis 4

What Adahs become

Among 18 notable people named Adah:

No single standout — notable Adahs spread across many fields.

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