Hadassah is a girl's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “myrtle.” In 2024 it was given to 572 girls in the United States.
Hadassah belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “myrtle” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hadassah first appears in Social Security records in 1910. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #532 in 2024, and in 2024 572 babies received the name — 8,771 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hadassah means “myrtle” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hadassah is a girl name. In 2024, 572 babies received the name in the US.
Hadassah comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Hadassah first appears in US records in 1910. Its best-ever ranking was #532 in 2024, and 572 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hadassah is pronounced /həˈdæsə/ (IPA).
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. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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