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
- Pronounced AD-uh /ædə/
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.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1880–2025 79 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 6,838 | ▲ 2,718 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9,556 | ▲ 3,906 |
| 2023 | 6 | 13,462 | ▼ 2,231 |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,231 | back (not recorded in 2018–2021) |
| 2017 | 9 | 10,689 | back (not recorded in 2016) |
| 2015 | 7 | 13,006 | ▲ 63 |
| 2014 | 7 | 13,069 | back (not recorded in 2013) |
| 2012 | 5 | 16,869 | back (not recorded in 2011) |
| 2010 | 5 | 16,992 | back (not recorded in 2009) |
| 2008 | 5 | 17,504 | ▲ 132 |
| 2007 | 5 | 17,636 | back (not recorded in 2004–2006) |
| 2003 | 7 | 12,408 | back (not recorded in 1989–2002) |
| 1988 | 5 | 11,798 | back (not recorded in 1965–1987) |
| 1964 | 5 | 6,767 | ▼ 175 |
| 1963 | 5 | 6,592 | back (not recorded in 1957–1962) |
| 1956 | 6 | 5,325 | back (not recorded in 1948–1955) |
| 1947 | 5 | 5,295 | back (not recorded in 1946) |
| 1945 | 5 | 4,556 | back (not recorded in 1943–1944) |
| 1942 | 5 | 4,622 | ▼ 668 |
| 1941 | 6 | 3,954 | back (not recorded in 1940) |
| 1939 | 10 | 2,736 | back (not recorded in 1938) |
| 1937 | 10 | 2,735 | ▲ 368 |
| 1936 | 8 | 3,103 | ▲ 639 |
| 1935 | 6 | 3,742 | ▼ 819 |
| 1934 | 9 | 2,923 | ▲ 1,295 |
| 1933 | 5 | 4,218 | ▲ 193 |
| 1932 | 5 | 4,411 | ▼ 1,661 |
| 1931 | 10 | 2,750 | ▲ 1,297 |
| 1930 | 6 | 4,047 | ▼ 1,856 |
| 1929 | 15 | 2,191 | ▲ 577 |
| 1928 | 11 | 2,768 | ▼ 512 |
| 1927 | 16 | 2,256 | ▲ 218 |
| 1926 | 14 | 2,474 | ▼ 283 |
| 1925 | 17 | 2,191 | ▼ 265 |
| 1924 | 21 | 1,926 | ▲ 661 |
| 1923 | 13 | 2,587 | ▼ 478 |
| 1922 | 18 | 2,109 | ▼ 61 |
| 1921 | 19 | 2,048 | ▼ 297 |
| 1920 | 23 | 1,751 | ▲ 312 |
| 1919 | 17 | 2,063 | ▼ 34 |
| 1918 | 18 | 2,029 | ▼ 377 |
| 1917 | 22 | 1,652 | ▼ 22 |
| 1916 | 22 | 1,630 | ▲ 42 |
| 1915 | 20 | 1,672 | ▼ 7 |
| 1914 | 16 | 1,665 | ▼ 137 |
| 1913 | 15 | 1,528 | ▲ 191 |
| 1912 | 11 | 1,719 | ▼ 174 |
| 1911 | 10 | 1,545 | ▲ 89 |
| 1910 | 9 | 1,634 | ▼ 415 |
| 1909 | 12 | 1,219 | ▲ 42 |
| 1908 | 11 | 1,261 | ▲ 800 |
| 1907 | 5 | 2,061 | ▼ 508 |
| 1906 | 7 | 1,553 | ▼ 15 |
| 1905 | 7 | 1,538 | ▲ 339 |
| 1904 | 5 | 1,877 | ▼ 850 |
| 1903 | 12 | 1,027 | ▼ 55 |
| 1902 | 13 | 972 | ▲ 95 |
| 1901 | 10 | 1,067 | ▲ 164 |
| 1900 | 10 | 1,231 | ▼ 396 |
| 1899 | 15 | 835 | ▲ 85 |
| 1898 | 14 | 920 | ▼ 134 |
| 1897 | 16 | 786 | ▲ 164 |
| 1896 | 12 | 950 | ▼ 162 |
| 1895 | 16 | 788 | ▼ 44 |
| 1894 | 16 | 744 | ▲ 121 |
| 1893 | 12 | 865 | ▼ 69 |
| 1892 | 14 | 796 | ▼ 282 |
| 1891 | 25 | 514 | ▲ 64 |
| 1890 | 20 | 578 | ▼ 46 |
| 1889 | 23 | 532 | ▼ 56 |
| 1888 | 27 | 476 | ▼ 5 |
| 1887 | 22 | 471 | ▲ 20 |
| 1886 | 20 | 491 | ▼ 45 |
| 1885 | 22 | 446 | ▲ 33 |
| 1884 | 18 | 479 | ▼ 104 |
| 1883 | 24 | 375 | ▲ 71 |
| 1882 | 17 | 446 | ▼ 72 |
| 1881 | 20 | 374 | ▲ 75 |
| 1880 | 14 | 449 | – |
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.