Adaja
The Adaja is a river located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. A major left-bank tributary of the Douro, it flows 163 kilometres (101 mi), and its river basin drains an area of 5,328 square kilometres (2,057 mi2).
Meaning & Origin of Adaja
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Adaja is a river located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain. A major left-bank tributary of the Douro, it flows 163 kilometres (101 mi), and its river basin drains an area of 5,328 square kilometres (2,057 mi2).
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The Story of Adaja
Adaja first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 15 Adajas were born — ranking #6,954 that year. As of 2026, Adaja ranks #15,242 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 100 Adajas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adaja
Adaja is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 100 births in the dataset. Adaja's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #6,954. Use the chart and map above to compare Adaja'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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