Adara

Adara was the #1,004 girls' name in the US in 2025 (249 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Adara as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Adara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Adara as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,004 (249)#4,867 (4)—#3,044 (6)
2024#1,044 (240)#3,016 (8)——
2023#1,043 (242)#2,201 (12)#856 (3)#1,898 (11)
2022#1,521 (141)#2,325 (11)—#2,315 (8)
2021#2,286 (80)#3,192 (7)—#2,893 (6)
2020#2,748 (60)#3,447 (6)—#3,251 (5)
2019#2,249 (81)#4,001 (5)——
2018#2,744 (62)#3,178 (7)—#2,344 (8)
2017#2,401 (75)#2,201 (12)—#2,876 (6)
2016#2,934 (57)#4,096 (5)—#1,906 (11)
2015#2,431 (75)#5,730 (3)—#2,179 (9)
2014#2,517 (71)——#2,374 (8)
2013#2,661 (66)#2,649 (9)—#2,058 (10)
2012#2,286 (82)——#2,921 (6)
2011#2,638 (67)#4,764 (4)—#1,882 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,004.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1979.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Adara is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,400 to 1 in 6,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Adara by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #902NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: #572NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,027CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #748AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #834NCSouth Carolina: #688SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #796GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #726TXFlorida: #571FL
Adara (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AdaraCanadaGirls#3,0446
AdaraEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
AdaraIrelandGirls—too few
AdaraNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AdaraUSGirls#1,004249