Adah means ornament or adornment — from the Hebrew. In the Bible, Adah IS the first woman named after Eve — one of Lamech's wives. The name IS one of the oldest female names in existence. Two syllables of the first-woman-after-Eve, one of the oldest names, and Hebrew ornament.
Adah IS the first woman named after Eve.One of the oldest names in existence.Two syllables with a gentle, Hebrew sound: AH-dah.The meaning ornament IS beautifully adorning.The most anciently feminine Hebrew name.
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The vibe of Adah
ornamentadornmentHebrewAdahfirst woman after EveoldestLamechgentlebeautifulancient
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Origin & history of Adah
Hebrew adah (ornament/adornment)→Adah
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Biblical / Hebrew roots
Adah IS the first woman named after Eve — one of the oldest names in existence.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew — Genesis 4:19.
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Today
Adah remains a beloved choice, ranking #2066 in the US. 4,010 babies have been named Adah since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Adah?
2020peak year
The name Adah reached its peak in 2020, with 121 registrations (ranked #1687). The name has actually been around since 1880 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2066) today, averaging about 95 new babies per year. Adah's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 4,010 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Adah's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — adorning nurturing. People named Adah tend to be gentle, beautiful, and gifted at being the first woman named after Eve.
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