Adaijah
A feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "Yahweh has adorned".
Name Census estimates that about 81 living Americans carry the first name Adaijah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adaijah today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adaijah births was 2002 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adaijah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Adaijah. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
81
~ 1 in 4,231,535 Americans
Peak year
2002
9 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2015 SSA rank
#16,459
Tracked since 1995
Popularity
Adaijah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adaijah from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 44 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Adaijah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adaijah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adaijah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adaijah
The name Adaijah is believed to have originated from the Hebrew language, with its roots tracing back to ancient Israel. It is a combination of two Hebrew words, "Adonai," meaning "Lord," and "Yah," a shortened form of the sacred name of God, "Yahweh." The name is often interpreted as "Ornament of the Lord" or "Jewel of the Lord."
In the Old Testament of the Bible, the name Adaijah is mentioned as belonging to one of the sons of Bani, who is listed among those who had taken foreign wives during the time of Ezra the priest (Ezra 10:29). However, there is limited historical information about individuals bearing this name in ancient times.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Adaijah can be found in the 17th century. Adaijah Hawkins (1621-1689) was an English clergyman and academic who served as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1673 to 1676.
In the 18th century, Adaijah Newell (1738-1813) was an American soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in the Connecticut Militia and participated in various battles against the British forces.
Moving into the 19th century, Adaijah Graves (1805-1884) was an American politician and lawyer from Massachusetts. He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was actively involved in the anti-slavery movement.
In more recent times, Adaijah Britten (1904-1987) was an American jazz musician and composer. Born in New Orleans, he gained recognition as a skilled pianist and contributed to the development of the New Orleans jazz style.
Another notable figure was Adaijah Walker (1914-1998), an American civil rights activist and educator. She dedicated her life to promoting equal rights and educational opportunities for African Americans in the South.
These are just a few examples of individuals who have borne the name Adaijah throughout history, highlighting its enduring presence across various cultures and time periods.
People
Adaijah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adaijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adaijah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adaijah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 81 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adaijah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,231,535 US residents.
Is Adaijah a common name?
We classify Adaijah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 61.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 82 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adaijah most popular?
The single biggest year for Adaijah was 2002, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adaijah is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adaijah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adaijah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adaijah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adaijah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adaijah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adaijah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Adaijah?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.