The first name Adah
A girl’s name from Hebrew meaning “adah”, “ornament”, “dawn”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Adah means “adah”, “ornament”, “dawn” in Hebrew.
From Hebrew עָדָה (adá, “Adah”, literally “ornament, dawn”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 10 girls were named Adah, making it the 2,605th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 21 births (#1,449).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Adah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Adah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 110 girls born in the United States were named Adah, the 1,818th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2020, when 121 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Adah in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Adah
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Adah Isaacs MenkenAmerican actress, dancer, painter, and poet (1835–1868)
- Adah AlmutairiAmerican academic, born 1976
More Hebrew girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Adah mean?
- Adah means “adah”, “ornament”, “dawn” in Hebrew.
- What is the origin of the name Adah?
- From Hebrew עָדָה (adá, “Adah”, literally “ornament, dawn”).
- How popular is the name Adah?
- In 2025, 10 girls born in England and Wales were named Adah, ranking 2,605th. Its peak was 2020, with 21 births.
- Is Adah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,123 US babies named Adah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Adah most popular?
- 2020 in the United States, when 121 babies were named Adah, its highest rank at 1,687th.