Is Adda a boy or girl name?

Adda is a girl’s name. Of the 987 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Adda

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Adda was most popular in 1888, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #811 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 987 people named Adda.

Adda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Adda’s peak in 1888. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Adda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Adda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 987 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Adda

Where Adda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Pennsylvania 18.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org