Myrtle tree
Hadas is a Hebrew name referring to the myrtle tree, one of the four species used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. In Jewish tradition, the myrtle represents beauty and fragrance, and it is the root of the name Hadassah, the Hebrew name of Queen Esther.
Less common today
Hadas isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,010 in 2001.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Award-winning Israeli actress
American activist and writer
