> I doubt rust is anywhere near as popular as Ada, but I don't know how to measure that.
I would have the reverse guess, but like you I can't think of a reliable way to get reliable numbers. Here's why I get my guess though: There just aren't that many defence IT people proportionally and only some of them are writing Ada. I saw no sign of non-defence Ada in noticeable quantities.
Sometimes people are just upfront, we're a defence contractor, all our clients are military, everybody who works here must get clearance. Sometimes they're a bit more shy, please come talk to our specialist recruiter, and fill out all these forms that are surprisingly interested in you as a person not an employee (because they're pre-screening you, you will get security cleared). Nobody was like "Ada has been so great for our CRUD web sites" or "Come join our team writing a trading platform in Ada" or anything like that.
So I think it just can't work statistically.