Adara
Adara is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Adara
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adara is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Adara
The earliest SSA record of Adara as a baby girl name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 294 newborns named Adara — #906 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Adara on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Adara ranks #906 for baby girls with 294 births, rising sharply (+231% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Adara
Adara is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Adara's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #906. Use the chart and map above to compare Adara'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.