Fun Facts About the Name Adda
- 987 babies named Adda: U.S. records list 987 babies given the name Adda from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Adda Mean?
Adda is a short form of Germanic names built on the element adal, meaning "noble" - the same root found in Adela, Adelaide, and Adeline. In this derivation the name carries the sense "noble." It was also used on its own as an Old English personal name, and in Italy Adda appears as a feminine given name, generally treated as a variant of Ada with the same Germanic meaning. The similar Hebrew name Adah, meaning "adornment," is spelled and transmitted differently and is not the source of Adda.
Adda Name History & Origins
In Anglo-Saxon England Adda was used as a personal name; Adda of Bernicia, a ruler in the sixth century, is its best-known early bearer, and the name belongs with the short, familiar Germanic name forms rather than the long compounds. In Italy Adda is used as a feminine name, most likely as a variant of Ada, itself a short form of Adelaide and related names. The river Adda in Lombardy shares the spelling, but it is a separate place name and has no established link to the personal name.
How Popular is the Name Adda?
Adda recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1888. Its best rank was #374 in 1881.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,838 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #9,531 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #13,476 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,236 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #10,697 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #13,026 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,091 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #16,910 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #17,029 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #17,536 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #17,660 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,427 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #11,806 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,771 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #6,594 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #5,299 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,621 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,955 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #3,104 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #4,219 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #4,412 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,749 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #4,048 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1925 | #2,192 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 | 0.0017% |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #2,109 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 | 0.0015% |
| 1920 | #1,751 | 23 | 0.0019% |
| 1919 | #2,064 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1918 | #2,029 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1917 | #1,652 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1916 | #1,630 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1914 | #1,665 | 16 | 0.0021% |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | 0.0024% |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | 0.0020% |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | 0.0024% |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | 0.0023% |
| 1909 | #1,220 | 12 | 0.0035% |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | 0.0033% |
| 1907 | #2,062 | 5 | 0.0016% |
| 1906 | #1,553 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1904 | #1,878 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1903 | #1,027 | 12 | 0.0046% |
| 1902 | #972 | 13 | 0.0049% |
| 1901 | #1,067 | 10 | 0.0042% |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | 0.0033% |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 | 0.0064% |
| 1898 | #920 | 14 | 0.0054% |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | 0.0068% |
| 1896 | #950 | 12 | 0.0050% |
| 1895 | #788 | 16 | 0.0068% |
| 1894 | #744 | 16 | 0.0072% |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 | 0.0056% |
| 1892 | #796 | 14 | 0.0066% |
| 1891 | #514 | 25 | 0.0135% |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | 0.0105% |
| 1889 | #532 | 23 | 0.0129% |
| 1888 | #476 | 27 | 0.0151% |
| 1887 | #472 | 22 | 0.0151% |
| 1886 | #491 | 20 | 0.0138% |
| 1885 | #446 | 22 | 0.0165% |
| 1884 | #479 | 18 | 0.0140% |
| 1883 | #375 | 24 | 0.0214% |
| 1882 | #446 | 17 | 0.0158% |
| 1881 | #374 | 20 | 0.0218% |
| 1880 | #449 | 14 | 0.0154% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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