Ada

Meaning and origin of Ada

Popularity of Ada in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Ada has been rising fast (+23.8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ada every 22 schools, all spellings combined.

Ada in English-speaking countries

Ada ranks 40^th in England and Wales, 41^st in Ireland and 43^rd in Northern Ireland, against 439^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  43^rd girls’ name128 babies in 3 years1 girl in 176+11.4% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  41^st girls’ name336 babies in 3 years1 girl in 193+3.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  48^th girls’ name251 babies in 3 years1 girl in 217+4.5% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  40^th girls’ name3,152 babies in 3 years1 girl in 244+2.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  79^th girls’ name149 babies in 3 years1 girl in 282+7% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  119^th girls’ name76 babies in 3 years1 girl in 522+11.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  206^th girls’ name162 babies in 3 years1 girl in 954+4.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  192^nd girls’ name4,628 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,044+2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Hada15
• Hadda15
• Adah (in French)15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ada

• Astrid
• Bertille
• Anouk
• Carla
• Charlize
• Alyssa
• Mina
• Ema
• Fanta
• Mahaut
• Clotilde
• Amélie

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin