Adora
Girl name · #2334 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 78 baby girls were named Adora, placing it at #2334 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3989, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 23,077 girls born in 2025 was named Adora.
Babies named Adora per year. Source: SSA.
The 109-year story
Adora first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 7 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2021, when 106 girls were named Adora — good for #1871 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.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Adora in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Adora is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Adora will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Adora is most common
State-level data for Adora 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 Adora
Statistically, parents drawn to Adora tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Devora, Noora, Sora, Allora, and Sonora.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Adora | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | #2326 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2434 |
| 2023 | 85 | #2210 |
| 2022 | 83 | #2253 |
| 2021 | 106 | #1871 |
| 2020 | 91 | #2034 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2482 |
| 2018 | 75 | #2404 |
| 2017 | 84 | #2236 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3060 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3989 |
| 2014 | 52 | #3137 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3314 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3988 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3723 |
| 2010 | 46 | #3470 |
| 2009 | 36 | #4196 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3645 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3047 |
| 2006 | 52 | #3176 |
| 2005 | 37 | #3876 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3265 |
| 2003 | 47 | #3131 |
| 2002 | 47 | #3069 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3091 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Adora a popular girl name?
Adora ranked #2334 among girls in 2025 with 78 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3989.
When was the name Adora most popular?
Adora peaked in 2021, when 106 American girls received the name (ranked #1871 that year). Since 2021 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Adora?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 23,077 newborn American girls was named Adora. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very 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.