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Meaning

The name Ada has the following meaning:

Means "Noble or Nobility" in German. The name gained much visibility during the reign of German Princess Adelaide as the Queen of England, alongside King William IV. The city of Adelaide in Australia was named after her.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Ada is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 986 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Ada rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 23 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 573 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ada in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Ada is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Adelaide. See other suggested English baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Adelaide.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Ada and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ada: Boys - Godfrey, Helmer, Hilliard, Orland, Pershing, Werner, Willam, Girls - Etta, Giselle, Henrietta, Lana, Leoda, Leona, Mina, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma

Variants

The name Ada is a variant of Adelaide. Other popular variants of the name Adelaide are: Ada (English), Adalaid, Adalayde, Addala, Addie (English), Adela, Adelaid, Adelayde, Adele, Adelei, Adelicia, Adelina, Adeline, Adelis, Ailis (Irish), Alida (Hungarian)

Style

We think the name Ada should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ada to be: A noble, kind and peace-loving person

In one word, you might describe Ada as a(n) "regal" person.

See other "regal" names for boys and girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Adelaide for names of some famous persons with the name Ada or Adelaide (or their variants).
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Ad
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Ashley (7)
Anna (21)
Ava (33)
Alexandra (38)
Amanda (47)
Amber (71)
Autumn (80)
Ariana (83)
Audrey (84)
Alyna
Ashlea
Arita
Allisan
Ariane
Annslea
Ailec
Amabel
Alinna
Annaelle
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