Girls' name · since 1908
Ardalia
40 babies named Ardalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1908
- 1910s
- peak decade
40 girls have been named Ardalia since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ardalia recorded 40 times among girls since 1908, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1937.
- #37,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1908
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardalia ranks #37,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1908, peaking in the 1910s.
- #37,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1908
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ardalia's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ardalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ardalia splits its recorded history at 1918: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ardalia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1937
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ardalia by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (23 births, 57% of the file).
1910s was Ardalia's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Ardalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 23 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ardalia's data
- Ardalia's decade-level peak was the 1910s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ardalia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1908–1937 (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 Ardalia 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.