Ada is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ada means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ada across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ada has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ada is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “noble”. from the element adal.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 107,183 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9,399 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 770 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 302 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 1,165 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 260 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ada per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (1,950/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (1,140/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2020 (131/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2020 (88/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2023 (52/yr).
Ada has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #213 nationally (given to 1,950 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1910s.
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