Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Ada
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1918
Peak births
1,943
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
1880Peak 19182025
Quick answers about Ada
How many people are named Ada?
An estimated 37,931 living Americans are named Ada.
How rare is Ada?
Ada is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,401 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 27.9% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Ada?
The median age of a living American named Ada is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 64 years old.
Is Ada still popular?
Yes — Ada is currently rising in popularity, with 1,401 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Ada most common?
Ada has its strongest geographic signal in Maine, where it appeared 3.6× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
27.9%
2025
1,401
All-time
106,905
Where it lives now
Ada is most concentrated in Maine — about 3.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Ada is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.