Given name
Adaiah
“Yahweh has adorned”·“ornament of the Lord”
Adaiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewעדיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Adaiah means “Yahweh has adorned” or “ornament of the Lord.”
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Where it comes from
Adaiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'ada (עדה), “to pass by or to ornament.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Adaiah appears in 2 Kings 22:1, Ezra 10:29, Ezra 10:39.
- 2 Kings 22:1
- Ezra 10:29
- Ezra 10:39
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Adaiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 580
- 94 boys · 486 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #4,067 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,067 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 338 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Adaiah’s family of names
See also 13
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
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Zeruiah
“balsam of Yah”
>99% girls