Hadassah Name Meaning

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Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: In the Bible, Queen Esther (or Hadassah) of Persia is associated with peace, love, and prosperity.

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A Deep Dive

Hadassah Overview

Meaning

Myrtle tree

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew word “hadas,” meaning “myrtle tree”.

Religion

Judaism

Pronunciation

/həˈdæsə/

Popularity

Hadassah is especially popular in Jewish communities worldwide, particularly in Israel and the USA. In the USA, Hadassah ranked #618 for girls in 2023.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

8 letters

Numerology

7 (Analytical, Studious, Knowledgeable)

Name Styles

Nature-inspired, Exotic, Unique

Associated Traits

Strong, graceful, resilient, nurturing

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

The Hebrew name of Queen Esther, symbolizes bravery and advocacy in Jewish tradition.

Name Day

April 3rd
A Deep Dive

Hadassah Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Hadasa, Hadassa, Hadass, Hadasha

Common Nicknames

Hadi, Haddie, Dassie, Dasha, Haddie, Addie

Diminutives

Hadi, Dassie, Sasa, Haddie

Famous People

  • Hadassah Lieberman
    (American Public Figure)
  • Hadassah Richardson
    (American Model)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • "Hadassah: One Night with the King"
    (Novel)
  • Hadassah
    (Biblical Figure, "Book of Esther")

Places

  • Hadassah Medical Center
    (Jerusalem, Israel)

What Is the Meaning of Hadassah?

Hadassah means “myrtle tree,” symbolizing beauty, love, and peace.

What Is the Origin of The Name Hadassah?

Hadassah has Hebrew origins, rooted in the biblical story of Queen Esther, whose Hebrew name was Hadassah.

Hadassah Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Hadassah in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6932021#6122022#6182023
Top 3 Rankings#6122022#6182023#6562016

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Hadassah

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023618
(-6 from 2022)
480
(-6 from 2022)
0.02744
2022612
(+81 from 2021)
486
(+71 from 2021)
0.02710
2021693
(-24 from 2020)
415
(-12 from 2020)
0.02316
2020669
(+5 from 2019)
427
(-2 from 2019)
0.02416
2019674
(+55 from 2018)
429
(+40 from 2018)
0.02338
2018729
(-8 from 2017)
389
(-8 from 2017)
0.02092
2017721
(-65 from 2016)
397
(-48 from 2016)
0.02101
2016656
(+50 from 2015)
445
(+41 from 2015)
0.02299
2015706
(-7 from 2014)
404
(+1 from 2014)
0.02071
2014699
(+55 from 2013)
403
(+44 from 2013)
0.02060
2013754
(+80 from 2012)
359
(+38 from 2012)
0.01862
2012834
(-45 from 2011)
321
(-21 from 2011)
0.01655
2011789
(+38 from 2010)
342
(+18 from 2010)
0.01765
2010827
(+90 from 2009)
324
(+29 from 2009)
0.01652
2009917
(+53 from 2008)
295
(+19 from 2008)
0.01457
2008970
(+27 from 2007)
276
(+9 from 2007)
0.01325
2007997
(+475 from 2006)
267
(+117 from 2006)
0.01262
20061472
(+7 from 2005)
150
(+8 from 2005)
0.00718
20051479
(+376 from 2004)
142
(+40 from 2004)
0.00700
20041855
(-33 from 2003)
102
No change from 2003
0.00505
20031822
(+259 from 2002)
102
(+20 from 2002)
0.00508
20022081
(-220 from 2001)
82
(-12 from 2001)
0.00415
20011861
(+173 from 2000)
94
(+13 from 2000)
0.00475
20002034
(+99 from 1999)
81
(+10 from 1999)
0.00406
19992133
(-29 from 1998)
71
(+2 from 1998)
0.00365
19982104
(+125 from 1997)
69
(+8 from 1997)
0.00356
19972229
(+362 from 1996)
61
(+13 from 1996)
0.00319
19962591
(-75 from 1995)
48
(-2 from 1995)
0.00250
19952516
(+582 from 1994)
50
(+13 from 1994)
0.00260
19943098
(-46 from 1993)
37
(-1 from 1993)
0.00190
19933052
(-402 from 1992)
38
(-8 from 1992)
0.00193
19922650
(+10 from 1991)
46
(+1 from 1991)
0.00229
19912660
(+1052 from 1990)
45
(+17 from 1990)
0.00221
19903712
(-547 from 1989)
28
(-5 from 1989)
0.00136
19893165
(+140 from 1988)
33
(+4 from 1988)
0.00166
19883305
(+26 from 1987)
29
(+2 from 1987)
0.00151
19873331
(+29 from 1986)
27
(+1 from 1986)
0.00144
19863360
(-1076 from 1985)
26
(-18 from 1985)
0.00141
19852284
(+1883 from 1984)
44
(+26 from 1984)
0.00238
19844167
(+981 from 1983)
18
(+5 from 1983)
0.00100
19835148
(+62 from 1982)
13
No change from 1982
0.00073
19825210
(-249 from 1981)
13
(-1 from 1981)
0.00072
19814961
(-444 from 1980)
14
(-2 from 1980)
0.00078
19804517
(+109 from 1979)
16
(+1 from 1979)
0.00090
19794626
(-546 from 1978)
15
(-2 from 1978)
0.00087
19784080
(+860 from 1977)
17
(+4 from 1977)
0.00103
19774940
(-327 from 1976)
13
No change from 1976
0.00079
19764613
(+1873 from 1975)
13
(+5 from 1975)
0.00083
19756486
(-229 from 1974)
8
No change from 1974
0.00051
19746257
(-1896 from 1973)
8
(-5 from 1973)
0.00051
19734361
(-270 from 1972)
13
(-1 from 1972)
0.00084
19724091
(+2529 from 1971)
14
(+7 from 1971)
0.00087
19716620
(-1860 from 1970)
7
(-4 from 1970)
0.00040
19704760
(+2042 from 1967)
11
(+6 from 1967)
0.00060
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19676802
(-990 from 1965)
5
(-1 from 1965)
0.00029
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19655812
(+756 from 1961)
6
(+1 from 1961)
0.00033
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19616568
(-1943 from 1959)
5
(-3 from 1959)
0.00024
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19594625
(+211 from 1956)
8
(+1 from 1956)
0.00038
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19564836
(+372 from 1955)
7
(+1 from 1955)
0.00034
19555208
(-60 from 1954)
6
No change from 1954
0.00030
19545148
(+415 from 1952)
6
(+1 from 1952)
0.00030
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19525563
(-825 from 1950)
5
(-1 from 1950)
0.00026
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19504738
(-856 from 1948)
6
(-2 from 1948)
0.00034
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19483882
(+692 from 1944)
8
(+3 from 1944)
0.00046
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19444574
(-774 from 1937)
5
(-1 from 1937)
0.00037
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19373800
(+611 from 1932)
6
(+1 from 1932)
0.00054
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19324411
(-753 from 1930)
5
(-2 from 1930)
0.00045
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19303658
(+776 from 1924)
7
(+1 from 1924)
0.00060
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19244434
(+533 from 1923)
6
(+1 from 1923)
0.00046
19234967
(+43 from 1922)
5
No change from 1922
0.00040
19225010
(-1053 from 1920)
5
(-2 from 1920)
0.00040
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19203957
(+334 from 1918)
7
(+1 from 1918)
0.00056
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19184291
(-208 from 1917)
6
No change from 1917
0.00050
19174083
(+334 from 1916)
6
(+1 from 1916)
0.00053
19164417
(-2019 from 1910)
5
No change from 1910
0.00046
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19102398
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00119
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Hadassah

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#3682021#3102022#3992023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#6622021#4042022#3282023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#2312021#1842022#1712023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#10302021#8982022#9532023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#11082021#10922022#9702023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#5002021#4292022#5552023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#6112021#5452022#7302023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#8062021#7242022#7472023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4892021#5932022#3652023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#4512021#6002022#7912023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#7802021#8442022#7372023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#5432021#3772022#3872023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#4992021#6182022#7192023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#8382021#6692022#6622023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#12582018#12382020#15492022

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#7592021#7082022#8652023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#9642021#4882022#4852023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4172021#6032022#7902023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#8752021#6752022#5242023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5382021#5682022#4732023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#7222021#7182022#9622023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#7542020#6262021#7702023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#5732018#5882019#4302022

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#6592020#7712022#6562023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5902021#6692022#7792023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3672018#6382019#5312020

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#8222021#6302022#5772023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7052016#8502020#7862022

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5902016#6082020#3912023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3652016#3582022#3082023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#1722016#2142021#2092023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3502009#4482012#4152016

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#6042008#5502015#6222020

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8932017#5862022

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3432016

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4682009

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1452023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#7492017

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2492008

Popularity Rankings for Hadassah in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#4092012

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#7742013

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#9752016

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#13252020#13532021#13182022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Hadassah a Name for Boys or Girls?

Hadassah is perfect for girls, offering a blend of elegance and historical significance.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Hadassah

Hadassah in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Hadassah Lieberman (Public Figure, 1948): An American public figure, known as the wife of former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman.
  • Hadassah Richardson (Model, 1990): A model who gained fame on "America's Next Top Model" and competed against Nyle DiMarco.
  • Hadassah (Biblical Figure, "Book of Esther"): The Hebrew name of Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish people from genocide in Persia.
  • "Hadassah: One Night with the King" (2004 Novel): A historical fiction novel that tells the story of Queen Esther.
  • Hadassah Medical Center (Jerusalem, Israel): A leading medical institution in Jerusalem, known for its advanced medical care and research facilities.

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