Girls' name · since 1923
Ardeen
Ardeen has 51 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ardeen sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Ardeen recorded 51 times among girls since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1950.
- #34,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardeen ranks #34,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ardeen's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ardeen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ardeen splits its recorded history at 1929: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ardeen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1950
- Peak year (1929)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ardeen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (29 births, 57% of the file).
1920s was Ardeen's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Ardeen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 29 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Ardeen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- 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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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, 1923–1950 (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 Ardeen 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.