Given name
Adaora
“beautiful girl”·“chaste one; virgin”
Adaora is a variant of Adara. Interpretations include “beautiful girl” and “chaste one; virgin”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adaora is a variant of Adara. Interpretations include “beautiful girl” and “chaste one; virgin”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adaora is a variant of Adara. Adara has been associated with Greek and Arabic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Adaora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 321
- 0 boys · 321 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,727 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,727 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.4% 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 360 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Adaora
- Adaora Lily UlasiNigerian writer (1932-2016)
- Adaora UdojiAmerican journalistborn 1968
- Adaora OnyechereNigerian broadcast journalist, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, poet and author.born 1984
- Adaora AdimoraAmerican doctor and academic (1956–2024)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.