US rank #7936 Boys' name Peak 2001 166 births

Ardian — #7936 US boys' name

166 babies named Ardian in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s372000s482010s432020s33
#7936
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Ardian was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ardian in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ardian

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Ardian between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ardian currently holds the #7936 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ardian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ardian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ardian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ardian 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 166 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.

Ardian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

166

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,936

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ardian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 202420202015201120062002199919921988 5

Ardian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 29% of Ardian's all-time total
1980s51990s372000s482010s432020s33

Ardian by state

Where Ardian concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ardian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 9.6%
New York share of Ardian's total US births 9.6%

16 of 166 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ardian?
166 babies have been named Ardian since 1988. It currently ranks #7936 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
When was Ardian most popular?
Ardian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Ardian most popular?
The top states for the name Ardian are New York (16 births).
How long has the name Ardian been used?
Ardian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ardian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arden, Ardell, Ardis, Arda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.