Ada is a ♀ girl name.
Ada is a Hebrew name, but also a short version of names beginning with “Adal-/Adel-“, e.g. Adelaide.
Ada is a palindrome name, it can be spelled the same way forward or backward.
Ada means “adornment” or “ornament” (from Hebrew “adah/עָדָה” = to adorn) and “noble natured”, “of noble type” or “noble person” (from Old High German “adal” = noble + “heit” = kind/sort/type).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Ada is currently ranked #826 on the name leaderboard.
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | - |
| 🇬🇧 Great Britain | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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