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“Variant of Hadassah — Myrtle” — Hebrew origin
Girl's name · #1695 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Hadassa reached its best rank, #1603, in 2024 and ranked #1695 in 2025. About 1,600 girls have carried it since 1966. In New Jersey it runs about 5× its national rate. 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.
Around the world: about 1 in 6,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 9,600 girls in France (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 17 notable people named Hadassa:
No single standout — notable Hadassas spread across many fields.
Similar names: Hadassah · Jireh · Adalie · Alessa · Ahuva · Bracha
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