| Ada | Ifeoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | First daughter | Good thing |
| Origin | igbo | igbo |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AH-dah | ee-feh-OH-mah |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1918 (1,943) | 1999 (17) |
| In 2025 | 1,401 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ada | Ifeoma |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9,495 | 33 |
| 2010s | 9,037 | 61 |
| 2000s | 3,395 | 86 |
| 1990s | 1,600 | 118 |
| 1980s | 1,606 | 77 |
| 1970s | 1,924 | 27 |
| 1960s | 2,874 | 0 |
| 1950s | 4,306 | 0 |
| 1940s | 5,884 | 0 |
| 1930s | 8,492 | 0 |
| 1920s | 15,135 | 0 |
| 1910s | 15,234 | 0 |
| 1900s | 9,121 | 0 |
| 1890s | 10,379 | 0 |
| 1880s | 8,423 | 0 |
Igbo, 'first-born daughter.' Ada is a title-like name marking the eldest daughter and heads many compounds, e.g. Adaeze ('princess, king's daughter') and Adaobi ('daughter of the household').
Igbo, 'good thing' or 'good things,' from ife ('thing') + oma ('good'); understood as good fortune or something good and beautiful. Chiefly feminine.
Ada is more popular than Ifeoma today: about 1,401 US babies were given the name Ada in 2025, compared with 0 named Ifeoma.
Ada means First daughter (igbo origin), while Ifeoma means Good thing (igbo origin).
In US records, Ada first appears in 1880 and Ifeoma in 0, so Ifeoma has the longer recorded history.