Name profile

Hadassah

A name meaning "myrtle tree".

PronunciationEnglish /hə.ˈdæs.ə/; Hebrew /ha.ˈda.sa/
Usage languagesBiblical, Hebrew
US rank (2025)#569

Meaning and history

From Hebrew הֲדַס (haḏas), meaning “myrtle tree,” this is the Hebrew name of Queen Esther in the Old Testament.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 150 births, rank #1,473
2007: 268 births, rank #995
2008: 276 births, rank #970
2009: 295 births, rank #917
2010: 324 births, rank #827
20112011: 342 births, rank #790
2012: 321 births, rank #834
2013: 359 births, rank #755
2014: 403 births, rank #700
2015: 405 births, rank #703
20162016: 445 births, rank #656
2017: 399 births, rank #720
2018: 390 births, rank #728
2019: 429 births, rank #674
2020: 427 births, rank #669
20212021: 418 births, rank #691
2022: 489 births, rank #609
2023: 488 births, rank #612
2024: 577 births, rank #530
20252025: 529 births, rank #569

Hadassah moved from #530 to #570 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2024, with 577 births.