Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Adah

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Beautiful. Ornament.
Beautiful, ornament
African

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Pronunciation

a-dah

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1687, 121 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1818, 110 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025110
202494
202376
202293
202190
2020121
2019106
2018108
201787
201681

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #1449, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2604, 10 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202510
20248
202311
202215
202114
202021
201911
201810
20179
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20234
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #437, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
20243
2023–
20224
20214
20208
20196
20184
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #355, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence