Names / Girl names
Ada
Current rank
#219
and rising
All-time peak
#33
in 1880
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
107,100
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #33 in 1880 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Ada enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. Its strongest year was 1880, at #33 nationally. Today it sits at #219 and is still gaining ground. More than 107,100 children have been given the name overall.