Ardene — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ardene

The Social Security Administration has registered 386 babies named Ardene between 1918 and 1963, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ardene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ardene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ardene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Wisconsin, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ardene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ardene 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 386 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.