Girls' name · since 1918
Ardele
Ardele has 44 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ardele is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardele has been recorded 44 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1945.
- #36,354 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardele ranks #36,354 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #36,354 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ardele's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Ardele's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ardele's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ardele popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1945
- Peak year (1918)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Ardele by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (27 births, 61% of the file).
1930s was Ardele's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Ardele births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 27 births (61% of all-time use).
Ardele by state
Where Ardele concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 11.4% |
5 of 44 births nationwide.
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- Ardele's decade-level peak was the 1930s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Ardeles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ardele: 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 (~27 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, 1918–1945 (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 Ardele 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.