Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Adara

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,004 Trend ↑ Rising 275%
Rank 2025
#1,004
among girls · ↑40 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
249
named Adara · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,455
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
249 babies
All-time total
2,917
#3,664 all-time among girls
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Adara popularity over time

2,917 babies have been named Adara since 1979, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 5 1 – #10,214
1980s 82 8 +1540% #4,122
1990s 477 48 +482% #1,915
2000s 638 64 +34% #2,141
2010s 703 70 +10% #2,251
2020s (to 2025) 1,012 169 +140% #1,004

Where Adara is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 306 0.19 outside top 500
2027 366 0.23 outside top 500
2028 425 0.26 outside top 500
2029 482 0.30 outside top 500
2030 538 0.33 outside top 500

Where Adara is most popular

Girls named Adara per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.117 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, New Jersey, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Adara born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 99 0.231 +97%
New Jersey 39 0.216 +84%
Arizona 30 0.214 +82%
Texas 147 0.183 +56%
New York 70 0.177 +51%
Virginia 26 0.153 +30%
South Carolina 13 0.145 +23%
California 116 0.138 +18%
Tennessee 21 0.133 +13%
North Carolina 30 0.132 +12%
Georgia 28 0.123 +5%
Maryland 12 0.113 ≈ national
Colorado 11 0.099 -16%
Massachusetts 11 0.091 -22%
Indiana 11 0.078 -33%
Alabama 6 0.064 -46%
Ohio 12 0.051 -57%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -61%
Washington 5 0.035 -71%
Pennsylvania 7 0.030 -75%
Illinois 6 0.026 -78%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Adara

Adara is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,004 in 2025 with 249 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 2,917 American babies have been named Adara. Its peak came in 2025, when 249 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adara stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adara?

The median living Adara is about 12 years old; half are between 2 and 23. An estimated 2,900 people named Adara are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adara year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 249 #1,004
2024 240 #1,044
2023 242 #1,043
2022 141 #1,521
2021 80 #2,286
2020 60 #2,748
2019 81 #2,251
2018 62 #2,745
2017 75 #2,402
2016 57 #2,937
2015 75 #2,432
2014 71 #2,517
2013 66 #2,661
2012 82 #2,287
2011 67 #2,641
2010 67 #2,671
2009 65 #2,752
2008 50 #3,316
2007 50 #3,329
2006 66 #2,701
2005 64 #2,636
2004 63 #2,620
2003 72 #2,321
2002 61 #2,554
2001 72 #2,237
2000 75 #2,141
1995 43 #2,788
1990 44 #2,641
1985 7 #8,321
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adara, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adara?

The median living Adara is about 12 years old. Half of all living Adaras are between 2 and 23 years old.

How many people named Adara are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Adara are alive in the United States, based on 2,917 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adara in 2025?

Adara ranked #1,004 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 249 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adara?

2,917 babies have been named Adara in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adara most popular?

Adara peaked in 2025, when 249 newborns received the name.

Is Adara a boy or girl name?

Adara is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adara rising or falling?

Adara is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adara become more popular?

Adara is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 538 girls named Adara in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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