How Many People Are Named Ada?

105,753

people in the United States are named Ada

1 in 3,167 people has this name

Popularity Rank

#662

⭐ Uncommon

Population Percentage

0.0316%

Of US population

Peak Year

1918

1,950 births

Trend

β†’

Stable

πŸ“– Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian, Finnish
Pronunciation: AY-dΙ™ (English), A-da (Polish), AH-dah (Finnish)
Gender: Primarily Female

Meaning:

Short form of ADELAIDE and other names beginning with the same sound. This name was borne by Augusta Ada King (1815-1852), the Countess of Lovelace (known as Ada Lovelace), a daughter of Lord Byron. She was an assistant to Charles Babbage, the inventor of an early mechanical computer.

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
99.7%
Male
0.3%

This name is Primarily Female

πŸ‘₯ Age Distribution

Average Age: 83.9 years old

Young (<30) 21,435
20.3%
Adult (30–60) 5,780
5.5%
Senior (>60) 78,538
74.3%

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Over Time

Births per year from 1880 to 2024

πŸ“ State-Wise Distribution

Texas 4,932
New York 4,907
Pennsylvania 4,415
North Carolina 4,015
Ohio 3,650
California 3,637
Kentucky 3,134
Georgia 2,904
Virginia 2,755
Tennessee 2,709
Alabama 2,703
Illinois 2,633
Mississippi 2,184
Missouri 2,143
South Carolina 2,022
Louisiana 1,795
Florida 1,710
Michigan 1,701
Indiana 1,593
West Virginia 1,559
Oklahoma 1,454
Arkansas 1,328
New Jersey 1,294
Massachusetts 1,174
Maryland 1,127
Minnesota 1,002
Washington 951
Iowa 942
Kansas 897
Wisconsin 872
Colorado 730
Utah 701
Oregon 509
Nebraska 435
Arizona 419
Maine 377
Connecticut 313
Idaho 265
South Dakota 259
North Dakota 221
Montana 210
New Mexico 196
District of Columbia 187
New Hampshire 96
Rhode Island 78
Nevada 73
Vermont 61
Wyoming 28
Hawaii 23
Alaska 17
Delaware 17

πŸ’‘ Fun Facts About "Ada"

  • 1,563 babies were named Ada in 2024
  • Most popular in the year 1918
  • Currently stable in popularity
  • First recorded in 1880
  • Most popular in Texas

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