Girls' name · since 1880
Ardella
3,478 babies named Ardella in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,928 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,478
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,478 babies have been named Ardella since 1880, making it today's #10928 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ardella recorded 3,478 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #10928 nationally today, ahead of 37% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #3,271 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,928 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,478 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardella ranks #3,271 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,928 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,478 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,271 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,928 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,478
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ardella's 3,478 recorded births place it above 95.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Ardella compares
3,478 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ardella's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ardella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,478 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ardella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ardella's full recorded timeline at 1933, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 111 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ardella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ardella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (907 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Ardella's strongest decade.
907 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ardella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 64
1880s
64 births
- 1890s 113
1890s
113 births
- 1900s 227
1900s
227 births
- 1910s
1910s
515 births
- 1920s
1920s
907 births
- 1930s
1930s
705 births
- 1940s
1940s
387 births
- 1950s 295
1950s
295 births
- 1960s 144
1960s
144 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 907 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ardella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ardella's total volume
Ardella by state
Where Ardella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 200 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 135 | 3.9% |
| #3 | North Dakota | | 92 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 91 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 65 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 38 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 33 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 27 | 0.8% |
200 of 3,478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Ardella appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ardella's data
- Ardella's decade-level peak was the 1920s (907 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Ardellas (200 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ardella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Ardella 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.