Adna
Adna is a given name of Hebrew origin. Notable people with the name include:Adna Anderson (1827–1889), US engineer Adna Chaffee (1842–1914), Lieutenant General in the United States Army Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. (1884–1941), major general in the United States Army Joseph Adna Hill (1860–1938), American statistician Adna R. Johnson (1860–1938), U.S.
Meaning & Origin of Adna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adna is a given name of Hebrew origin. Notable people with the name include:Adna Anderson (1827–1889), US engineer Adna Chaffee (1842–1914), Lieutenant General in the United States Army Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. (1884–1941), major general in the United States Army Joseph Adna Hill (1860–1938), American statistician Adna R. Johnson (1860–1938), U.S.
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The Story of Adna
Adna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 36 Adnas were born — ranking #4,006 that year. As of 2026, Adna ranks #9,244 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-53%). In total, more than 592 Adnas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Adna
Adna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 592 births in the dataset. Adna's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #1,592. Use the chart and map above to compare Adna'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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