Adah

“Ornament; dawn” — Hebrew origin

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

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. 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.

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.

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

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