Sign in
Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Ada

AY-də · 3 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Noble, from Old German adal
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
↔ Find siblings

Popularity over time

2024 rank#193
2024 births1,563
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births105,475
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
AdiAddie
Alternate spellings
AdahAida
In other languages
Ada (Italian/Spanish/Polish)Adèle (French)

Sibling name suggestions

Names that pair well with Ada for brothers and sisters.

Eva
Iris
Hazel
Mae

You might also like

Similar in sound, meaning, or feel.

Ava
Adelaide
Adeline
Aida

Notable people named Ada

Ada Lovelace (mathematician)
Ada Yonath (Nobel laureate)
Ada Wong (figure)
Ada Limón (poet)