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Adda

AD-uh /ædə/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
#6,838 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
16 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#374 in 1881
First recorded
1880

Meaning of Adda

Adda glides gracefully from the pages of history into modern nurseries—a name that whispers stories of heritage and warmth. With roots reaching back to Old English and Germanic traditions, Adda is a charming offshoot of Adelaide and Ada, carrying the gentle meaning “noble” or “well-born” in just four perfect letters. Pronounced AD-uh (/ædə/), it’s soft enough to lull a baby to sleep yet distinctive enough to turn heads on the playground. Though it topped the charts in the early 1900s, Adda slipped into sweet obscurity for decades before reemerging today as a hidden gem—hovering around rank 940 in 2024—ready for parents who want something familiar but far from ordinary. It’s the kind of name that feels like finding a secret garden gate: quietly elegant, utterly inviting, and brimming with the promise of new adventures.

How to pronounce Adda

English

Popularity of Adda in the U.S.

Adda was the #6,838 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 16 babies. It peaked at #374 in 1881.

Bar and line chart: Adda in the U.S., 1880–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 27 in 1888 and 16 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #374 in 1881, #6,838 in 2025.
  • Girls named Adda (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1880⁠–⁠2025 79 rows
Adda: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025166,838▲ 2,718
2024109,556▲ 3,906
2023613,462▼ 2,231
2022811,231back (not recorded in 2018–2021)
2017910,689back (not recorded in 2016)
2015713,006▲ 63
2014713,069back (not recorded in 2013)
2012516,869back (not recorded in 2011)
2010516,992back (not recorded in 2009)
2008517,504▲ 132
2007517,636back (not recorded in 2004–2006)
2003712,408back (not recorded in 1989–2002)
1988511,798back (not recorded in 1965–1987)
196456,767▼ 175
196356,592back (not recorded in 1957–1962)
195665,325back (not recorded in 1948–1955)
194755,295back (not recorded in 1946)
194554,556back (not recorded in 1943–1944)
194254,622▼ 668
194163,954back (not recorded in 1940)
1939102,736back (not recorded in 1938)
1937102,735▲ 368
193683,103▲ 639
193563,742▼ 819
193492,923▲ 1,295
193354,218▲ 193
193254,411▼ 1,661
1931102,750▲ 1,297
193064,047▼ 1,856
1929152,191▲ 577
1928112,768▼ 512
1927162,256▲ 218
1926142,474▼ 283
1925172,191▼ 265
1924211,926▲ 661
1923132,587▼ 478
1922182,109▼ 61
1921192,048▼ 297
1920231,751▲ 312
1919172,063▼ 34
1918182,029▼ 377
1917221,652▼ 22
1916221,630▲ 42
1915201,672▼ 7
1914161,665▼ 137
1913151,528▲ 191
1912111,719▼ 174
1911101,545▲ 89
191091,634▼ 415
1909121,219▲ 42
1908111,261▲ 800
190752,061▼ 508
190671,553▼ 15
190571,538▲ 339
190451,877▼ 850
1903121,027▼ 55
190213972▲ 95
1901101,067▲ 164
1900101,231▼ 396
189915835▲ 85
189814920▼ 134
189716786▲ 164
189612950▼ 162
189516788▼ 44
189416744▲ 121
189312865▼ 69
189214796▼ 282
189125514▲ 64
189020578▼ 46
188923532▼ 56
188827476▼ 5
188722471▲ 20
188620491▼ 45
188522446▲ 33
188418479▼ 104
188324375▲ 71
188217446▼ 72
188120374▲ 75
188014449–

Notable people named Adda

  • Adda Burch was an American missionary teacher and temperance leader known for her work in Chile and across Latin America.
  • Adda Djorup is a Danish author known for her poetry, novels and short stories.