Boys' name · since 1997

Ardit

102 babies named Ardit in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,261 of 45,481
all-time among boys
102
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade

102 boys have been named Ardit since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Ardit has 102 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2016.

  • #17,261 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 102 born since 1997
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardit ranks #17,261 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.

#17,261 of 45,481
all-time among boys
102
born since 1997
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ardit's 102 recorded births place it above 61.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

Ardit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ardit's full recorded timeline at 2005, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ardit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4681012 19972000200220042006200820132016 5

Ardit by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (63 births, 62% of the file).

2000s was Ardit's strongest decade.

63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Ardit births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Ardit by state

Where Ardit concentrates geographically, total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ardit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 17.6%
New York share of Ardit's total US births 17.6%

18 of 102 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ardit?
Ardit has been given to 102 babies in the U.S. since 1997, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,261 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 11 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Ardit sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardit ranks #17,261 of 45,481 boys' 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 Ardit most popular?
Ardit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Ardit most popular?
The top states for the name Ardit are New York (18 births).
How long has the name Ardit been used?
Ardit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 20 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ardit?
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.

What to do with Ardit's data

  • Ardit's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2010s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Ardits (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ardit

Nearby Names Like Ardit

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ardit: 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, 1997–2016 (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 Ardit 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.