Adah
2 syllables
⚧ Unisex ◎ Biblical / Hebrew ◈ 2 syllables
"From The Beautiful Scenery"

From Biblical / Hebrew

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.

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Adah at a glance
MeaningFrom The Beautiful Scenery
OriginBiblical / Hebrew
GenderUnisex
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 5
US Rank (today)#2066
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Why parents love Adah
  • 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.
The vibe of Adah
ornamentadornmentHebrewAdahfirst woman after EveoldestLamechgentlebeautifulancient
Origin & history of Adah
Hebrew adah (ornament/adornment) Adah
1
Biblical / Hebrew roots
Adah IS the first woman named after Eve — one of the oldest names in existence.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew — Genesis 4:19.
3
Today
Adah remains a beloved choice, ranking #2066 in the US. 4,010 babies have been named Adah since 1880.
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How popular is Adah?
2020 peak 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 registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
121 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,687)
95 Avg. per year
(last decade)
950 Total registrations
last 10 years
4,010 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #2,066) Moderate
→ Holding steady in recent years
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Numerology of Adah
5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.

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.

First woman after Eve
Oldest-name
Hebrew-ornament
Gentle-beautiful
Ancient-feminine
A1
D4
A1
H8
Sum: 14 → Life path 5
Personality of Adah
🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
🦋
Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
💬
Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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