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Girl name#349 of girl names

Ada

Pronounced EY1 D AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
  • Palindrome
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How popular is Ada?

Ada is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 105,800 children — the 349th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 1,943 children were given it.

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1918Girls: 1,943Boys: 7

Characteristics

  • Palindrome
  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
EY1 D AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Ada

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Ada

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Ada?
Ada ranks 349th among girls' names in US records, with 105,800 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 13,755.
Is Ada a unisex name?
No. Ada is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ada most popular?
1918, when 1,943 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.