Names Like Dada — Find Similar Baby Names
Dada is a 4-letter African girls' name meaning “Yoruba Of Nigeria Name For Children With Curly Hair.”. This page collects 120 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Dana and Dara, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -ada like Ada and Eada, and names sharing the “children” concept like Abhirati and Aret.
For the full Dada profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Dada page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Dada
24 baby names that differ from Dada by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana | 1 | From Denmark | Celtic | Female |
| Dara | 1 | Wise. Dara Was A Biblical Descendant Of Judah Known For His Wisdom. | Hebrew | Female |
| Darda | 1 | Dart | Hungarian | Female |
| Dabi | 2 | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Male |
| Dace | 2 | Of The Nobility. | English | Male |
| Dacia | 2 | Meaning Unknown DAMIANA, DAMONE, DAMIA | Latin | Female |
| Dack | 2 | Reference To The French Town Dax. | English | Male |
| Dae | 2 | Indian | Female | |
| Daeg | 2 | Black-Haired. | Irish | Male |
| Dael | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
| Daena | 2 | From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel. | English | Female |
| Daeva | 2 | Myth Name (An Evil Spirit) | Indian | Female |
| Dagan | 2 | Grain | Hebrew | Male |
| Daghda | 2 | The good god | Celtic | Female |
| Dahab | 2 | Gold | Arabic | Female |
| Dahr | 2 | Time, Age | Arabic | Male |
| Dahy | 2 | Quick And Agile | Irish | Male |
| Dai | 2 | Great | Japanese | Female |
| Dain | 2 | Variant Of Dane From Denmark. | English | Male |
| Daina | 2 | From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel. | English | Female |
| Dal | 2 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dalal | 2 | Treated Or Touched In A Kind And Loving Way | Arabic | Female |
| Dalan | 2 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dale | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Dada’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abena | Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday. | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
4-Letter D-Names Like Dada
24 names that share Dada's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Dada's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Dada
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Dada.
Names That Rhyme with Dada
18 baby names that share Dada's last 3 letters — -ada. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | African | Female |
| Eada | Wealthy | English | Female |
| Jada | Goodness. | Arabic | Female |
| Kada | Unknown | American | Female |
| Mada | From Mathilda | Irish | Female |
| Nada | Giving | Arabic | Female |
| Wada | Advancer | English | Male |
| Zada | Lucky | Arabic | Female |
| Amada | Beloved. | Spanish | Female |
| Giada | Italian | Female | |
| Peada | Name Of A Prince | Anglo | Male |
| Saada | Swahili Name Meaning "Help." | African | Female |
| Shada | Pelican | Native American | Female |
| Arvada | Eagle | Danish | Female |
| Milada | My Love | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Mudada | Provider | Egyptian | Male |
| Nevada | Snowy | Spanish | Female |
| Kachada | Hopi Name Meaning " White Man." KAGA | Native American | Male |