Ada

Girl's name

Ada is of Germanic origin, derived from the name Adelheid. It means "noble" or "nobility."

Meaning Of noble kin
Origin Germanic
U.S. births in 2023 1,563 Rising
Peak year 1918

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Source: Social Security Administration

Notable Namesakes

  • Ada Lovelace - Mathematician, considered the first computer programmer.
  • Ada Yonath - Nobel Prize-winning chemist for ribosome research.
  • Ada Hegerberg - Norwegian footballer, first female Ballon d'Or winner.
  • Ada E. Yonath - Israeli crystallographer, Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient.
  • Ada Kokosar - Italian fashion stylist and consultant.
  • Ada Cambridge - Australian writer and poet.
  • Ada Rehan - American stage actress in the late 19th century.
  • Ada Crossley - Australian-born contralto opera singer.
  • Ada Jones - American singer and actress in the early 1900s.
  • Ada Brown - American blues and jazz singer from the 1930s.

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