Ada is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “nobility.” In 2024 it was given to 1,563 girls in the United States.
Ada belongs to the Scandinavian and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “nobility” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ada first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #33 in 1880, and in 2024 1,563 babies received the name — 105,475 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ada means “nobility” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ada is a girl name. In 2024, 1,563 babies received the name in the US.
Ada comes from the Scandinavian and English & American tradition.
Ada first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #33 in 1880, and 1,563 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ada is pronounced /ˈeɪdə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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