as a First Name
Of uncertain origin; it was not in general use before the late 18th century. It may be a Latinate variant of the biblical name Adah. However, it has also been explained as a pet form of Adele and Adelaide, Germanic female names of which the first element is adal ‘noble’. It was borne by a 7th-century abbess of Saint-Julien-des-Prés at Le Mans.
| 770th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 43,932
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 55,930
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Florida
- has the most people named Ada per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
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