Is Ada a boy or girl name?
Ada is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,563 girls and 0 boys were named Ada, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 105,753 US babies named Ada were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #193
- Babies named Ada since 1880
- 105,753
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 1,950 babies
Boys and girls named Ada, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 8,423 | 99.7% |
| 1890s | 43 | 10,379 | 99.6% |
| 1900s | 8 | 9,121 | 99.9% |
| 1910s | 52 | 15,234 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 77 | 15,135 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 29 | 8,492 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 6 | 5,884 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 0 | 4,305 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,874 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,924 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 11 | 1,606 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,600 | 100% |
| 2000s | 12 | 3,387 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 7 | 9,033 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 8,078 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,563 | #193 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,651 | #178 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,656 | #181 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,648 | #180 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,560 | #185 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,467 | #208 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,302 | #251 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,019 | #320 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 968 | #345 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 921 | #356 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 871 | #374 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 703 | #435 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 634 | #484 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 605 | #491 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,702 | 543 | #539 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 535 | #570 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 529 | #585 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 465 | #639 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,676 | 404 | #704 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 328 | #791 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,964 | 305 | #820 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,042 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,014 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,101 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,059 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,086 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,242 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,242 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,245 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,157 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 155 | #1,147 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,250 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 197 | #969 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,065 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,024 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,037 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,044 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 157 | #997 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,032 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,531 | 165 | #945 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,568 | 156 | #940 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 146 | #993 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 170 | #893 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 181 | #858 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 166 | #908 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 179 | #864 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 197 | #778 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 187 | #802 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 168 | #826 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,470 | 186 | #761 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 164 | #818 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 201 | #718 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 206 | #702 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 198 | #747 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 238 | #667 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 223 | #664 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 254 | #604 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 245 | #606 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 244 | #607 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 268 | #583 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 318 | #554 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 305 | #561 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 322 | #546 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 344 | #527 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 351 | #514 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 363 | #513 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 371 | #499 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 393 | #477 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 397 | #465 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 433 | #423 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 444 | #409 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 437 | #411 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 482 | #375 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 514 | #352 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 471 | #369 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 497 | #351 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 533 | #338 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 524 | #348 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 547 | #316 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 527 | #301 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 547 | #290 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 658 | #271 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 709 | #258 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,134 | 677 | #249 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 665 | #246 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 703 | #233 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,326 | 745 | #224 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 796 | #208 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 750 | #217 |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,954 | 798 | #214 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 833 | #213 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,268 | 870 | #199 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 984 | #186 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,390 | 973 | #186 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #185 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,983 | 1,129 | #178 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,659 | 1,213 | #171 |
| 1927 | 12 | #2,409 | 1,347 | #165 |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,709 | 1,462 | #161 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,412 | 1,500 | #161 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,506 | 1,583 | #159 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,176 | 1,638 | #153 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,876 | 1,684 | #148 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,520 | 1,756 | #145 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,816 | 1,823 | #136 |
| 1919 | 12 | #2,386 | 1,818 | #129 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,370 | 1,943 | #123 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 1,853 | #119 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,177 | 1,860 | #117 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,621 | 1,817 | #114 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,265 | 1,494 | #106 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,497 | 1,282 | #104 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,271 | 1,268 | #96 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 939 | #97 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 960 | #94 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 945 | #88 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 922 | #87 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 906 | #83 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 819 | #87 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 873 | #80 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 878 | #79 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 843 | #78 |
| 1902 | 8 | #862 | 921 | #74 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 913 | #66 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 1,101 | #72 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 984 | #61 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,121 | 1,022 | #66 |
| 1897 | 10 | #681 | 956 | #66 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 1,041 | #63 |
| 1895 | 9 | #739 | 1,124 | #58 |
| 1894 | 6 | #954 | 1,018 | #62 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 1,051 | #55 |
| 1892 | 6 | #956 | 1,134 | #50 |
| 1891 | 7 | #767 | 975 | #51 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 1,074 | #51 |
| 1889 | 7 | #789 | 1,005 | #51 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,032 | 1,116 | #46 |
| 1887 | 5 | #923 | 910 | #45 |
| 1886 | 6 | #845 | 915 | #46 |
| 1885 | 5 | #936 | 876 | #43 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 854 | #44 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 778 | #44 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 689 | #44 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 628 | #41 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 652 | #33 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ada reached #681 in 1897. As a girl name, it reached #33 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ada
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.