Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Hadassah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #570 Trend ↑ Rising 32%
Rank 2025
#570
among girls · ↓40 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
529
named Hadassah · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,038
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
577 babies
All-time total
9,312
#1,762 all-time among girls
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Hadassah popularity over time

9,312 babies have been named Hadassah since 1910, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 22 2 – #2,565
1920s 23 2 +5% #4,157
1930s 18 2 -22% #3,819
1940s 13 1 -28% #4,006
1950s 38 4 +192% #4,775
1960s 16 2 -58% #6,056
1970s 119 12 +644% #4,131
1980s 233 23 +96% #2,296
1990s 493 49 +112% #2,110
2000s 1,592 159 +223% #918
2010s 3,817 382 +140% #656
2020s (to 2025) 2,928 488 +28% #530

Where Hadassah 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 555 0.35 outside top 500
2027 578 0.36 outside top 500
2028 599 0.37 #495
2029 617 0.38 #487
2030 633 0.39 #482

Where Hadassah is most popular

Girls named Hadassah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.308 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Montana, and New York.

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 Hadassah 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
New Jersey 228 1.26 +310%
Montana 10 0.739 +140%
New York 248 0.626 +103%
Indiana 83 0.591 +92%
Alaska 5 0.581 +88%
Pennsylvania 131 0.554 +80%
Florida 228 0.533 +73%
Maryland 56 0.528 +71%
Massachusetts 62 0.513 +66%
Connecticut 27 0.464 +51%
Minnesota 48 0.445 +44%
Tennessee 69 0.436 +41%
Arizona 61 0.435 +41%
Missouri 49 0.407 +32%
Washington 58 0.402 +30%
South Carolina 34 0.378 +23%
Ohio 82 0.346 +12%
Georgia 76 0.335 +9%
Virginia 57 0.334 +8%
Colorado 36 0.323 +5%
Michigan 57 0.313 ≈ national
North Carolina 67 0.294 -5%
Nevada 13 0.280 -9%
Alabama 26 0.277 -10%
Wisconsin 26 0.252 -18%
Oregon 16 0.246 -20%
Texas 194 0.241 -22%
Kentucky 18 0.210 -32%
California 139 0.165 -46%
Arkansas 8 0.151 -51%
Oklahoma 11 0.149 -52%
Idaho 5 0.149 -52%
Iowa 8 0.137 -56%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -65%
Illinois 23 0.100 -67%
Louisiana 8 0.091 -70%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Hadassah

Hadassah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #570 in 2025 with 529 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1910, 9,312 American babies have been named Hadassah. Its peak came in 2024, when 577 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 Hadassah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hadassah?

The median living Hadassah is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 9,200 people named Hadassah are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Hadassah year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 529 #570
2024 577 #530
2023 488 #612
2022 489 #609
2021 418 #691
2020 427 #670
2019 429 #674
2018 390 #728
2017 399 #720
2016 445 #656
2015 405 #705
2014 403 #700
2013 359 #758
2012 321 #834
2011 342 #791
2010 324 #829
2009 295 #918
2008 276 #971
2007 268 #996
2006 150 #1,475
2005 142 #1,483
2004 102 #1,860
2003 102 #1,825
2002 82 #2,087
2001 94 #1,866
2000 81 #2,039
1995 50 #2,527
1990 28 #3,745
1985 44 #2,296
1980 16 #4,584
1975 8 #6,722
1970 11 #4,857
1965 6 #6,056
1960 – –
1955 6 #5,446
1950 6 #4,949
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 7 #3,819
1925 – –
1920 7 #4,157
1915 – –
1910 5 #2,565
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hadassah?

The median living Hadassah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Hadassahs are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Hadassah are alive today?

An estimated 9,200 people named Hadassah are alive in the United States, based on 9,312 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Hadassah in 2025?

Hadassah ranked #570 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 529 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hadassah?

9,312 babies have been named Hadassah in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hadassah most popular?

Hadassah peaked in 2024, when 577 newborns received the name.

Is Hadassah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Hadassah rising or falling?

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

Will Hadassah become more popular?

Hadassah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 633 girls named Hadassah in 2030, which would rank around #482. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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