Girls' name · since 1917

Ardenia

124 babies named Ardenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,719 of 72,339
all-time among girls
124
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

124 girls have been named Ardenia since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardenia has been recorded 124 times among girls since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1961.

  • #24,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 124 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardenia ranks #24,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#24,719 of 72,339
all-time among girls
124
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ardenia's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ardenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ardenia splits its recorded history at 1932: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1932 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ardenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1961

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1932)
10
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4681012 1917192319271932193919551961 7

Ardenia by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (43 births, 35% of the file).

1920s was Ardenia's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Ardenia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 43 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ardenia? ▼
124 babies have been named Ardenia since 1917. All-time, it sits at #24,719 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1932 with 10 births.
Where does Ardenia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardenia ranks #24,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ardenia most popular? ▼
Ardenia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
How long has the name Ardenia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ardenia since 1917 -- 45 years through the most recent 1961 data.
What names are similar to Ardenia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arden, Ardis, Ardith, Ardella, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ardenia's data

  • Ardenia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- 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.

Keep exploring Ardenia

Nearby Names Like Ardenia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ardenia

Arden Girl
#975 7,518 births
Ardis Girl
6,386 births
Ardith Girl
5,581 births
Ardella Girl
#10928 3,478 births
Ardell Girl
2,635 births

Compare Ardenia side by side: Ardenia vs Arden Ardenia vs Ardis Ardenia vs Ardith

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Manilla
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Asalee
124 births · Peak 1921
Olivene
124 births · Peak 1918
Veona
124 births · Peak 1921
Katheren
124 births · Peak 1955
Loriene
124 births · Peak 1967
Lorrane
124 births · Peak 1930

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ardenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–1961 (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 Ardenia 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.