Girl
Ada
Ada means "noble", according to etymological references. It peaked back in the 1910s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.
GermanicGermanic "adal"
EtymologyMeaning "noble"
Births by decade
1900s
9,129
1910s
15,286
1920s
15,208
1930s
8,524
1940s
5,890
1950s
4,305
1960s
2,872
1970s
1,927
1980s
1,615
1990s
1,570
2000s
3,342
2010s
6,228
Peaked in the 1910s · 75,896 total U.S. births since 1900