How popular is it really?

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Pineapple30 · 29/07/2020 08:04

I've started to really like the name Ada and it was my great grandmas name so has family connections too. However I'm getting put off by how popular it seems to be becoming... so just wondering how many babies you know recently who have been called Ada?

My other favourite is Nina but at the moment I'm feeling drawn towards Ada for some reason!

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Howmanysleepsnow · 29/07/2020 08:27

Plus, a quick google says there were only 811 children named Ada in 2018, so I’d definitely not say it was popular.

Regulus · 29/07/2020 08:22

Fwiw Nina is being suggested on every thread atm. And it makes me think of 🚨. Don't know any Ada's

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 29/07/2020 08:21

According to statistics, just over 800 babies were called Ada in 2018, but it's rising rapidly.

So it depends what you call popular. It's a pretty name. Chances are she won't meet another of the same age.

BillywilliamV · 29/07/2020 08:19

I have an Olivia, still love the name. These names are popular because they are so pretty. If you love a name, use it.

For the record, dont know any Ada s , what about Ida?

Howmanysleepsnow · 29/07/2020 08:19

Even the most popular names aren’t given to that many children a year now. 40 years ago my sister had the number 1 name and there was always another 1 or 2 with her name everywhere she went. My dd12 has the number one name from the year after her birth year but has, over the course of 3 schools only had one other child with her name (and they were 2 years younger). The spread of names is much wider nowadays.
I’ve never come across an Ada either.

OrangeGinLemonFanta · 29/07/2020 08:18

I know two preschool age Adas

ConstanceSalinger · 29/07/2020 08:17

I know of only one little girl who is about 6 months, I'm never sure if it's ah-da or ay-da, so the few occasions I've met her just say, "oh aren't you lovely!"

BarbiesWorld · 29/07/2020 08:14

I know 2 but they're not babies. One is 8 and the other about 12. It's a lovely name

Spidey66 · 29/07/2020 08:07

Ada's cute. Not sure how popular it is, but I like it. I prefer it to Nina, which while I don't hate is a bit 'meh.'

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