Adanna is a girl's name of African origin meaning “her father's first daughter.” In 2024 it was given to 20 girls in the United States.
Adanna belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “her father's first daughter” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Adanna first appears in Social Security records in 1978. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4531 in 2016, and in 2024 20 babies received the name — 669 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Adanna means “her father's first daughter” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Adanna is a girl name. In 2024, 20 babies received the name in the US.
Adanna comes from the African tradition.
Adanna first appears in US records in 1978. Its best-ever ranking was #4531 in 2016, and 20 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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