How Many People Are Named Adah?
An estimated 2,007 people in the United States have the first name Adah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Adah peaked in popularity in 2020 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adah 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 Adah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,007
About 1 in 170,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2020
121 births
Total Registered
4,010
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adah
Adah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,010 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Adah as a female name
Ranked #2,049 in 2024
94 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (121 births)
Adah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 827 babies were registered. While Adah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adah by Decade
How has Adah 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.
Adah by State
Birth registrations for Adah span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Maryland, Kentucky, Iowa. On average, about 31 Adahs were registered per state.
Adah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Adah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Adah
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Adah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adah?
We estimate approximately 2,007 people named Adah 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 170,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Adah a common name?
Adah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,010 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adah most popular?
Adah reached peak popularity in 2020, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adah is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adah a female name?
Adah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adah Smith, Adah Johnson, Adah 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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