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