Ada
#361 most common girls' name of all time · #662 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025
Rank among girls
#361
Rank overall
#662 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
107,183
Since 2016
14,252
Peak year
1918 #123
Best rank
#33 1880
Girls
Boys
peak 1,950/yr
Ada is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,401 | — | 1,401 | #219 |
| 2024 | 1,575 | — | 1,575 | #191 |
| 2023 | 1,652 | — | 1,652 | #179 |
| 2022 | 1,657 | — | 1,657 | #181 |
| 2021 | 1,650 | — | 1,650 | #180 |
| 2020 | 1,560 | — | 1,560 | #185 |
| 2019 | 1,467 | — | 1,467 | #208 |
| 2018 | 1,302 | — | 1,302 | #251 |
| 2017 | 1,020 | — | 1,020 | #319 |
| 2016 | 968 | — | 968 | #346 |
| 2015 | 922 | — | 922 | #355 |
| 2014 | 871 | — | 871 | #374 |
| 2013 | 703 | — | 703 | #435 |
| 2012 | 634 | — | 634 | #484 |
| 2011 | 606 | — | 606 | #489 |
| 2010 | 544 | 7 | 551 | #538 |
| 2009 | 537 | — | 537 | #570 |
| 2008 | 529 | — | 529 | #585 |
| 2007 | 466 | — | 466 | #638 |
| 2006 | 404 | 6 | 410 | #703 |
| 2005 | 329 | — | 329 | #789 |
| 2004 | 306 | 6 | 312 | #820 |
| 2003 | 220 | — | 220 | #1,038 |
| 2002 | 214 | — | 214 | #1,014 |
| 2001 | 193 | — | 193 | #1,096 |
| 2000 | 197 | — | 197 | #1,053 |
| 1999 | 184 | — | 184 | #1,086 |
| 1998 | 146 | — | 146 | #1,242 |
| 1997 | 143 | — | 143 | #1,242 |
| 1996 | 140 | — | 140 | #1,246 |
| 1995 | 150 | — | 150 | #1,156 |
| 1994 | 155 | — | 155 | #1,147 |
| 1993 | 138 | — | 138 | #1,250 |
| 1992 | 197 | — | 197 | #969 |
| 1991 | 170 | — | 170 | #1,065 |
| 1990 | 177 | — | 177 | #1,024 |
| 1989 | 165 | — | 165 | #1,038 |
| 1988 | 154 | — | 154 | #1,044 |
| 1987 | 157 | — | 157 | #997 |
| 1986 | 146 | — | 146 | #1,032 |
| 1985 | 165 | 5 | 170 | #945 |
| 1984 | 156 | 6 | 162 | #940 |
| 1983 | 146 | — | 146 | #993 |
| 1982 | 170 | — | 170 | #893 |
| 1981 | 181 | — | 181 | #859 |
| 1980 | 166 | — | 166 | #909 |
| 1979 | 179 | — | 179 | #864 |
| 1978 | 197 | — | 197 | #778 |
| 1977 | 187 | — | 187 | #802 |
| 1976 | 168 | — | 168 | #826 |
| 1975 | 186 | 5 | 191 | #761 |
| 1974 | 164 | — | 164 | #818 |
| 1973 | 201 | — | 201 | #718 |
| 1972 | 206 | — | 206 | #702 |
| 1971 | 198 | — | 198 | #747 |
| 1970 | 238 | — | 238 | #668 |
| 1969 | 223 | — | 223 | #664 |
| 1968 | 254 | — | 254 | #604 |
| 1967 | 245 | — | 245 | #606 |
| 1966 | 244 | — | 244 | #607 |
| 1965 | 268 | — | 268 | #583 |
| 1964 | 318 | — | 318 | #554 |
| 1963 | 305 | — | 305 | #561 |
| 1962 | 322 | — | 322 | #547 |
| 1961 | 344 | — | 344 | #527 |
| 1960 | 351 | — | 351 | #514 |
| 1959 | 364 | — | 364 | #513 |
| 1958 | 371 | — | 371 | #499 |
| 1957 | 393 | — | 393 | #477 |
| 1956 | 397 | — | 397 | #465 |
| 1955 | 433 | — | 433 | #423 |
| 1954 | 444 | — | 444 | #409 |
| 1953 | 437 | — | 437 | #411 |
| 1952 | 482 | — | 482 | #375 |
| 1951 | 514 | — | 514 | #352 |
| 1950 | 471 | — | 471 | #369 |
| 1949 | 497 | — | 497 | #351 |
| 1948 | 533 | — | 533 | #338 |
| 1947 | 524 | — | 524 | #348 |
| 1946 | 547 | — | 547 | #317 |
| 1945 | 527 | — | 527 | #301 |
| 1944 | 547 | — | 547 | #290 |
| 1943 | 658 | — | 658 | #271 |
| 1942 | 709 | — | 709 | #258 |
| 1941 | 677 | 6 | 683 | #249 |
| 1940 | 665 | — | 665 | #246 |
| 1939 | 703 | — | 703 | #233 |
| 1938 | 745 | 10 | 755 | #224 |
| 1937 | 796 | — | 796 | #208 |
| 1936 | 750 | — | 750 | #217 |
| 1935 | 798 | 7 | 805 | #214 |
| 1934 | 833 | — | 833 | #213 |
| 1933 | 870 | 6 | 876 | #199 |
| 1932 | 984 | — | 984 | #186 |
| 1931 | 973 | 6 | 979 | #186 |
| 1930 | 1,040 | — | 1,040 | #185 |
| 1929 | 1,129 | 8 | 1,137 | #178 |
| 1928 | 1,213 | 10 | 1,223 | #171 |
| 1927 | 1,347 | 12 | 1,359 | #165 |
| 1926 | 1,462 | 6 | 1,468 | #161 |
| 1925 | 1,500 | 7 | 1,507 | #161 |
| 1924 | 1,583 | 7 | 1,590 | #159 |
| 1923 | 1,638 | 8 | 1,646 | #153 |
| 1922 | 1,684 | 6 | 1,690 | #148 |
| 1921 | 1,756 | 7 | 1,763 | #145 |
| 1920 | 1,823 | 6 | 1,829 | #136 |
| 1919 | 1,818 | 12 | 1,830 | #129 |
| 1918 | 1,943 | 7 | 1,950 | #123 |
| 1917 | 1,853 | — | 1,853 | #119 |
| 1916 | 1,860 | 7 | 1,867 | #117 |
| 1915 | 1,817 | 9 | 1,826 | #114 |
| 1914 | 1,494 | 5 | 1,499 | #106 |
| 1913 | 1,282 | 6 | 1,288 | #104 |
| 1912 | 1,268 | 6 | 1,274 | #96 |
| 1911 | 939 | — | 939 | #97 |
| 1910 | 960 | — | 960 | #94 |
| 1909 | 945 | — | 945 | #88 |
| 1908 | 922 | — | 922 | #87 |
| 1907 | 906 | — | 906 | #83 |
| 1906 | 819 | — | 819 | #87 |
| 1905 | 873 | — | 873 | #80 |
| 1904 | 878 | — | 878 | #79 |
| 1903 | 843 | — | 843 | #78 |
| 1902 | 921 | 8 | 929 | #74 |
| 1901 | 913 | — | 913 | #66 |
| 1900 | 1,101 | — | 1,101 | #72 |
| 1899 | 984 | — | 984 | #61 |
| 1898 | 1,022 | 5 | 1,027 | #66 |
| 1897 | 956 | 10 | 966 | #66 |
| 1896 | 1,041 | — | 1,041 | #63 |
| 1895 | 1,124 | 9 | 1,133 | #58 |
| 1894 | 1,018 | 6 | 1,024 | #62 |
| 1893 | 1,051 | — | 1,051 | #55 |
| 1892 | 1,134 | 6 | 1,140 | #50 |
| 1891 | 975 | 7 | 982 | #51 |
| 1890 | 1,074 | — | 1,074 | #51 |
| 1889 | 1,005 | 7 | 1,012 | #51 |
| 1888 | 1,116 | 5 | 1,121 | #46 |
| 1887 | 910 | 5 | 915 | #45 |
| 1886 | 915 | 6 | 921 | #46 |
| 1885 | 876 | 5 | 881 | #43 |
| 1884 | 854 | — | 854 | #44 |
| 1883 | 778 | — | 778 | #44 |
| 1882 | 689 | — | 689 | #44 |
| 1881 | 628 | — | 628 | #41 |
| 1880 | 652 | — | 652 | #33 |