Adah
Girl name · #1818 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Adah? In official American birth records, Adah has been tracked continuously since 1880, giving it 145 years of documented American history.
Adah ranks #1818 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 110 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2123, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,364 girls born in 2025 was named Adah.
The 145-year story
Adah first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 24 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2020, when 121 girls were named Adah — good for #1687 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Adah per year. Source: Official national birth records.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Adah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Adah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Adah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Adah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Adah is most common
State-level data for Adah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Adah
Statistically, parents drawn to Adah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aryah, Judah, Avah, Asiyah, and Anylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Adah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | #1818 |
| 2024 | 94 | #2053 |
| 2023 | 77 | #2352 |
| 2022 | 93 | #2068 |
| 2021 | 91 | #2085 |
| 2020 | 121 | #1687 |
| 2019 | 106 | #1888 |
| 2018 | 109 | #1852 |
| 2017 | 87 | #2184 |
| 2016 | 81 | #2321 |
| 2015 | 90 | #2123 |
| 2014 | 78 | #2351 |
| 2013 | 81 | #2279 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2901 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2868 |
| 2010 | 77 | #2427 |
| 2009 | 73 | #2548 |
| 2008 | 65 | #2773 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2684 |
| 2006 | 63 | #2778 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3257 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3819 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4307 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6129 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5174 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Adah?
In official American birth records, the name Adah first appeared in 1880 (over 145 years ago), when 24 newborn girls received the name. It has over a century of continuous American history.
Is Adah a popular girl name?
Adah ranked #1818 among girls in 2025 with 110 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2123.
When was the name Adah most popular?
Adah peaked in 2020, when 121 American girls received the name (ranked #1687 that year). Since 2020 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Adah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,364 newborn American girls was named Adah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.