Hadassa
Hadassa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew, Biblical Portuguese, Biblical German.
- Biblical Hebrew
- Hebrew
- Biblical Portuguese
- Biblical German
Meaning & Origin of Hadassa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hadassa is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew, Biblical Portuguese, Biblical German.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Hebrew
- Hebrew
- Biblical Portuguese
- Biblical German
The Story of Hadassa
Hadassa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 141 births, good for #1,521 nationwide. About 41% of every Hadassa on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hadassa ranks #1,521 for baby girls with 141 births, rising sharply (+91% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Hadassa
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hadassa. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hadassa
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About the name Hadassa
Hadassa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hadassa's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,521. Use the chart and map above to compare Hadassa'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.