What is Ada short for?
Ada is short for Adeline, Adalynn, Adaline and Adelaide. In 2025, 1,401 girls in the United States were given Ada as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Ada
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Adeline French origin
Ada from Adeline: elegant short form used alone.
3,864 girls named Adeline in 2025
Adalynn Germanic origin
Ada from Adalynn: the classic root, a name on its own.
1,683 girls named Adalynn in 2025
Adaline Germanic origin
Ada from Adaline: the classic root, a name on its own.
1,446 girls named Adaline in 2025
Adelaide Germanic origin
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Ada from Adelaide: elegant short form used alone.
1,062 girls named Adelaide in 2025