Adah
Girl name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Adah: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2016.
Adah is a name of deep biblical origin, appearing in the Book of Genesis as the name of two women: one a wife of Lamech, the other a wife of Esau. The Hebrew name Adah (עָדָה) simply means "adornment" or "beauty," and it remains a classic, underused choice in Scotland today. Unlike its more common variant Ada, Adah retains a softer, more distinctly biblical flavour. The most notable bearer is the English poet Adah Menken, a controversial and free-spirited figure of the 19th century. Though not a place name itself, several towns in the United States share its root via the Scottish heroine Ada, but Adah itself remains uncorrupted by geography. It is a name that feels both ancient and refreshingly uncommon.
Girl 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20163 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #7803 babies
- Total births
- 6since 2016
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y