Ardath — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ardath

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,326 babies named Ardath between 1899 and 1972, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ardath currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ardath performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 421 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ardath shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ardath in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ardath 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 1,326 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.