Girls' name · since 1933
Ardala
Since 1933, U.S. Social Security records show 12 babies named Ardala, peaking in 1935. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #51,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1933
- 1930s
- peak decade
12 girls have been named Ardala since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ardala has 12 recorded births among girls since 1933, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1933 to 1935.
- #51,478 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1933
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardala ranks #51,478 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1933, peaking in the 1930s.
- #51,478 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1933
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ardala's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ardala's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ardala's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1933, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1935 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ardala popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1935
- Peak year (1935)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Ardala by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Ardala's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ardala births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ardala: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~2 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1933–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ardala draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.