Adaiah
Girl name · #4140 in 2025 · Uniqueness 72/100
Adaiah is currently the #4140 girl name in the United States — 35 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4488, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 51,429 girls born in 2025 was named Adaiah.
The 29-year story
Adaiah first appears in the Social Security records in 1996, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 41 babies and a rank of #3695. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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 Adaiah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Adaiah in class?
Adaiah scores 72 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Adaiah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Adaiah is most common
State-level data for Adaiah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Adaiah
Statistically, parents drawn to Adaiah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aleiah, Aryiah, Azaiah, Amaiah, and Azaliah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Adaiah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #4067 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3695 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4655 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5028 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4964 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4453 |
| 2019 | 29 | #4653 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5315 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 24 | #5445 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4488 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8485 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9109 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12276 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11459 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12420 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10425 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8758 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Adaiah a popular girl name?
Adaiah ranked #4140 among girls in 2025 with 35 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4488.
When was the name Adaiah most popular?
Adaiah peaked in 2024, when 41 American girls received the name (ranked #3695 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Adaiah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 51,429 newborn American girls was named Adaiah. It scores 72/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.