Recorded 1908–1937 Girls' name Peak 1918 40 births

Ardalia — girls' name

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.

1900s51910s231920s71930s5

The verdict

40 girls have been named Ardalia since 1908, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1937.

40
total births
1908–1937
years on record
1910s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Ardalia was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ardalia in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ardalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Ardalia between 1908 and 1937, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ardalia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ardalia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ardalia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ardalia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ardalia at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

40

Since 1908

30 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1908

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1937

Ardalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1908

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Ardalia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
23 births that decade — 57% of Ardalia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ardalia?
40 babies have been named Ardalia since 1908. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Ardalia most popular?
Ardalia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Ardalia been used?
Ardalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 30 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Ardalia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arden, Ardis, Ardith, Ardella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–1937 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.