Ada vs Samara
Ada and Samaracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Ada was ranked #34 and Samara #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ada was ranked #40 and Samara #1097 among girls in England and Wales.
Ada and Samara over time
Ada and Samara appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Samara in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Samara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ada in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ada rose about as far as Samara fell — from #2683 and #643 in 1996 to #40 and #1097 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ada held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Samara in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Samara #590 in 2004.
The order changed in 2008: Ada moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #919 and #693; by 2008 that had become #699 and #790.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Samara #1097.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2006–2023
Ada held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Samara in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #34 in 2023, Samara #431 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ada #34, Samara #856.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ada | Samara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1097 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Samara does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Samara.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Samara doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Samara
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #643 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2014
Highest recorded position: #219 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1998–2014).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1097 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls