Adaiah
Adaiah was the name of eight individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "Yahweh passes by."Adaiah, the father of Queen Jedidah. He was of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Meaning & Origin of Adaiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adaiah was the name of eight individuals mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name means "Yahweh passes by."Adaiah, the father of Queen Jedidah. He was of Boscath, a town in the Kingdom of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures.
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The Story of Adaiah
As a girl name
Adaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 41 Adaiahs were born — ranking #3,685 that year. As of 2026, Adaiah ranks #3,803 for girls with 39 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 528 Adaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Adaiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2007, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 14 Adaiahs were born — ranking #6,101 that year. As of 2026, Adaiah ranks #10,791 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 94 Adaiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adaiah
Adaiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 528 births in the dataset. Adaiah's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #3,685. Use the chart and map above to compare Adaiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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