Declining since 2019, #7,491 for girls today.
Popularity of Adayah since 2000
Babies named Adayah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 74 |
| 2010s | 134 |
| 2020s | 107 |
Meaning & origin
Adayah is a modern name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2000, reflecting the trend of creating distinctive names with the -yah ending. Its popularity peaked in 2020, but has been falling since 2019, ranking 7,491 in 2025 with a 1-in-114,805 frequency. The name has no recorded top states, indicating even distribution across the country. Its exact meaning remains uncertain, possibly a variant of the biblical Adalia or an entirely modern invention.
Adayah first appeared in U.S. records in 2000, suggesting a modern coinage. It may be a respelling of the biblical name Adalia, or an elaboration using the trendy -yah suffix. There is no well-attested historical etymology.
“Adayah” around the world
Where Adayah lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Addie, Dayah
Sibling names for Adayah
Names that share Adayah's style, for a brother or sister.
