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The baby name Ada is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AY-dah (IPA: /ˈeɪ.də/).

Ada is Germanic, Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Germanic, Hebrew
Pronunciation: AY-dah (IPA: /ˈeɪ.də/)

What is the meaning of the name Ada ?

The baby name Ada is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AY-dah (IPA: /ˈeɪ.də/).

Ada is Germanic, Hebrew in Origin.

Ada blends several roots. In Germanic languages it shortens names built on adal, “noble,” such as Adela, Adele, and Adelaide (from Old High German Adalheidis). It also coincides with Hebrew Adah, “ornament,” a biblical name, and with Turkish ada, “island,” used as a modern given name. In Igbo (Nigeria), Ada means “first daughter,” giving it a distinct cultural resonance.

Used in medieval Europe as a hypocoristic of Adela/Adelheid, the name re-entered English fashion in the 18th–19th centuries and became widely familiar through Ada Lovelace, the pioneering computing figure. It enjoys periodic revivals across Scandinavia, the UK, and the U.S. Variants and related forms include Adah, Adela, Adéla, Adele, Adelaide, Adelaida, and the Polish diminutive Ada as a standalone. Nicknames and short forms include Addie, Addy, and Ade. Overall meanings cluster around “noble,” with additional senses of “ornament,” “island,” or “first daughter” by language.

Ada has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Ada

Ada Rohovtseva Actor · Born 1937 · Ukraine Ada Rohovtseva is best known as a celebrated Ukrainian stage and film actress. She has appeared in more than 30 films and TV shows since 1957 and is widely recognized as one of Ukraine’s most respected performers.

Ada – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Norway Girls 2025 #16 221 453
BF Girls 0 #17 1 315
HK Girls 0 #17 4,251 16,104
SV Girls 0 #17 2 458
HN 0 #20 3 704
AL 0 #21 58 2,372
AL Girls 0 #22 478 4,141
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
HN Girls 0 #31 8 884
MO 0 #31 22 2,706
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
MD 0 #34 1 434
TM Girls 0 #34 2 574
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
MO Girls 0 #43 317 7,056
PR Girls 0 #47 154 3,171
PR 0 #48 8 1,497
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
HK 0 #57 511 8,483
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
NG Girls 0 #63 4,632 15,093
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
Belgium Girls 2024 #66 132 424
CN 0 #69 17 3,857
AF 0 #70 7 1,883
AZ Girls 0 #70 6 1,051
CN Girls 0 #70 623 8,829
AF Girls 0 #73 22 2,402
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
TW 0 #80 21 4,523
RS 0 #83 2 923
LT 0 #84 5 949
MD Girls 0 #88 5 865
PL Girls 0 #88 1,752 5,096
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
PH 0 #105 6 5,607
GE Girls 0 #106 3 1,564
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
Sweden Girls 2022 #110 73 1,568
BN Girls 0 #110 5 5,459
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
Switzerland Girls 2024 #113 23 1,786
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
GR 0 #115 20 3,911
KW 0 #118 4 5,216
PA 0 #118 13 3,797
EC 0 #120 2 2,502
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
NG 0 #121 150 5,926
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
BN Boys 0 #123 11 6,332
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
PL 0 #129 143 2,600
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
RS Girls 0 #133 5 1,651
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
GR Girls 0 #136 111 6,293
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
EE Girls 0 #139 4 1,888
BW Girls 0 #148 4 4,216
MT Girls 0 #151 3 3,773
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
CR 0 #157 9 5,526
TW Girls 0 #159 125 8,139
SI Girls 0 #161 14 2,769
LT Girls 0 #166 29 1,904
Canada Girls 2024 #170 118 2,795
Finland Girls 2026 #174 2,864 3,895
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
HR 0 #176 6 2,081
United States Girls 2024 #178 1,563 8,487
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
UY 0 #179 4 2,477
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
AR 0 #190 4 2,915
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
IT Girls 0 #199 11,619 9,415
DK 0 #201 6 5,198
Finland Girls 0 #201 267 1,368
PS 0 #207 12 5,692
SI Boys 0 #209 3 3,402
AO Girls 0 #210 8 4,575
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
HU Girls 0 #219 7 3,308
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
GT Girls 0 #226 362 7,500
IR 0 #227 5 4,221
MO Boys 0 #227 8 5,842
BG Girls 0 #228 4 3,559
JP Girls 0 #231 15 6,592
TW Boys 0 #231 11 7,111
NA Girls 0 #232 6 7,146
NL Girls 0 #235 1,622 5,933
HR Girls 0 #239 51 3,687
PE Girls 0 #241 1,833 14,861
SG 0 #241 29 11,010
GH 0 #242 7 5,396
IL 0 #242 33 6,291
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
PT 0 #248 3 4,161
PA Girls 0 #251 269 9,861
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
EC Girls 0 #253 6 3,650
GT 0 #259 56 5,948
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
PE 0 #260 51 6,350
GR Boys 0 #269 5 6,912
KZ Girls 0 #269 52 5,862
CZ Boys 0 #270 35 6,530
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
Finland 0 #272 36 830
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
CZ Girls 0 #278 65 5,378
AL Boys 0 #279 20 5,122
KZ Boys 0 #290 7 6,578
DK Girls 0 #297 20 7,429
QA Girls 0 #298 19 15,378
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
GH Girls 0 #306 19 6,973
PL Boys 0 #308 28 6,459
NL 0 #309 83 2,481
SA 0 #309 4 10,560
CN Boys 0 #310 10 9,639
MY 0 #311 20 12,352
RU Girls 0 #313 214 11,913
IL Girls 0 #327 353 11,648
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
BR 0 #335 11 5,969
PH Girls 0 #335 56 13,098
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
France Girls 2021 #340 66 3,185
CM Girls 0 #341 209 11,671
CL Girls 0 #344 817 14,098
MU Boys 0 #347 11 8,477
BO 0 #348 34 6,868
CR Girls 0 #351 189 11,342
PS Girls 0 #352 180 10,981
SD Girls 0 #352 7 7,678
CL 0 #353 59 6,867
AR Girls 0 #354 311 8,289
GH Boys 0 #355 7 8,138
MU Girls 0 #356 7 8,539
IT 0 #357 500 4,183
UY Girls 0 #362 155 6,731
MX 0 #364 50 8,339
OM Girls 0 #372 25 15,987
IQ Girls 0 #373 132 11,303
Spain Girls 0 #375 1,008 5,561
TR 0 #379 3,957 19,440
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
SG Girls 0 #381 213 18,916
Spain 0 #384 69 2,326
JO Boys 0 #388 2 7,057
Austria Girls 0 #391 30 1,885
France Boys 2017 #394 3 2,842
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #400 7 8,413
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
EG 0 #410 3 6,387
UY Boys 0 #410 4 5,922
PT Girls 0 #419 33 7,952
CO 0 #423 58 7,768
Germany 0 #427 11 2,542
SD Boys 0 #428 18 10,523
BO Girls 0 #429 194 9,488
ZA 0 #435 13 14,421
IR Girls 0 #455 76 8,334
GT Boys 0 #465 10 7,625
HK Boys 0 #472 56 12,905
KW Girls 0 #475 41 19,177
AR Boys 0 #478 6 7,628
LY 0 #485 51 12,703
CO Girls 0 #489 924 16,140
RU Boys 0 #493 13 12,621
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
AE Girls 0 #502 52 20,968
IR Boys 0 #502 51 10,162
CM Boys 0 #508 43 12,054
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
MX Girls 0 #533 1,069 17,781
BH 0 #536 18 17,937
PS Boys 0 #539 10 10,655
BO Boys 0 #582 11 9,244
IN Girls 0 #582 50 13,121
IL Boys 0 #597 11 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #597 71 13,071
BD Boys 0 #603 3 10,045
MY Girls 0 #626 393 24,821
LB 0 #631 28 13,263
CL Boys 0 #653 13 13,390
Germany Girls 0 #675 165 4,949
SY 0 #708 21 11,684
NG Boys 0 #712 249 16,906
SG Boys 0 #733 7 17,960
QA Boys 0 #737 7 18,093
KW Boys 0 #752 18 18,755
BR Girls 0 #777 166 12,708
BR Boys 0 #778 8 12,213
SA Girls 0 #793 143 25,931
TN 0 #800 30 13,765
MA 0 #813 324 20,986
EG Boys 0 #827 60 15,035
DZ 0 #838 348 20,130
PE Boys 0 #848 31 14,506
United States Boys 2010 #853 7 7,345
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
CO Boys 0 #874 47 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #884 47 5,610
ZA Girls 0 #898 244 25,928
EG Girls 0 #899 61 14,742
NL Boys 0 #927 25 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #938 15 5,697
MX Boys 0 #942 41 16,355
IN Boys 0 #983 19 16,750
MY Boys 0 #993 119 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,076 17 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,135 44 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,299 173 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,512 103 28,008

Ada is popular in 98 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Ireland
Switzerland

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People also ask about Ada

Ada is predominantly a girl's name.
Ada is a 2 syllable name, pronounced AY-dah (IPA: /ˈeɪ.də/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Adah, Adda, Aida, Adie and Ade.
Yes, very popular — Ada ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Ada ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Ada's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #407 in 2011 to #340 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Ada are in our database, including Ada Rohovtseva (Actor).