How Many People Are Named Ada?
An estimated 35,119 people in the United States have the first name Ada. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Ada peaked in popularity in 1918 with 1,950 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ada as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ada paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Ada is overwhelmingly female, 278 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
35,119
About 1 in 9,760 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1918
1,950 births
Total Registered
105,753
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ada
Ada is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 105,753 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Ada as a male name
Ranked #9,702 in 2010
7 male births in 2010
Peak: 1919 (12 births)
Ada as a female name
Ranked #193 in 2024
1,563 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (1,943 births)
Ada: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ada span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 15,286 babies were registered. While Ada is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ada by Decade
How has Ada tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8,451 | 28 | 8,423 | |
| 1890s | 10,422 | 43 | 10,379 | |
| 1900s | 9,129 | 8 | 9,121 | |
| 1910s | 15,286 | 52 | 15,234 | |
| 1920s | 15,212 | 77 | 15,135 | |
| 1930s | 8,521 | 29 | 8,492 | |
| 1940s | 5,890 | 6 | 5,884 | |
| 1950s | 4,305 | 0 | 4,305 | |
| 1960s | 2,874 | 0 | 2,874 | |
| 1970s | 1,929 | 5 | 1,924 | |
| 1980s | 1,617 | 11 | 1,606 | |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 0 | 1,600 | |
| 2000s | 3,399 | 12 | 3,387 | |
| 2010s | 9,040 | 7 | 9,033 | |
| 2020s | 8,078 | 0 | 8,078 | |
Ada by State
Birth registrations for Ada span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Delaware, Alaska, Hawaii. On average, about 1,438 Adas were registered per state.
Ada + Last Name Combinations
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Ada: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ada?
We estimate approximately 35,119 people named Ada are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,760 Americans share this first name.
Is Ada a common name?
Ada is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 105,753 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ada most popular?
Ada reached peak popularity in 1918, when 1,950 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ada is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ada a female name?
Ada is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ada Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ada Smith, Ada Johnson, Ada Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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