Given name
Hadasah
“from the myrtle tree”
Hadasah is a variant of Hadassah. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the myrtle tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hadasah is a variant of Hadassah. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the myrtle tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hadasah is a variant of Hadassah. An origin associated with Hadassah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hadasah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 159
- 0 boys · 159 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2012.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hadasah’s family of names
Hadasah has a related form in Hadassah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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