Girls' name · since 1918
Ardene
Ardene has 386 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1936 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 386
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ardene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 386 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Ardene recorded 386 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1963.
- #13,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 386 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardene ranks #13,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 386 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 386
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ardene's 386 recorded births place it above 80.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Wisconsin.
Ardene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ardene's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1936 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ardene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1963
- Peak year (1936)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Ardene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (136 births, 35% of the file).
1930s was Ardene's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ardene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
136 births
- 1940s
1940s
80 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 136 births (35% of all-time use).
Ardene by state
Where Ardene concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wisconsin | | 7 | 1.8% |
7 of 386 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ardene's data
- Ardene's decade-level peak was the 1930s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Wisconsin records the most Ardenes (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Wisconsin 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 Ardene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1936)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1918–1963 (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 Ardene 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.