Girls' name · since 1904
Ardith
Ardith has 5,581 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,581
- born since 1904
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ardith is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,581 have been recorded since 1904.
Ardith has 5,581 recorded births among girls since 1904, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1985.
- #2,385 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,581 born since 1904
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardith ranks #2,385 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,581 born since 1904, peaking in the 1930s.
- #2,385 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,581
- born since 1904
- 1930s
- peak decade
Ardith's 5,581 recorded births place it above 96.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
Ardith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ardith splits its recorded history at 1943: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 176 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ardith popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1985
- Peak year (1930)
- 176
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Ardith popularity over time - boys
131 total births recorded since 1915 (Ardith as boys' name)
Ardith by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (1,597 births, 29% of the file).
1930s was Ardith's strongest decade.
1,597 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ardith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s 521
1910s
521 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,296 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,597 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,211 births
- 1950s 578
1950s
578 births
- 1960s 216
1960s
216 births
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 1,597 births (29% of all-time use).
How Ardith compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ardith's total volume
Ardith by state
Where Ardith concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 636 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 413 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 320 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Nebraska | | 306 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 255 | 4.6% |
| #6 | California | | 238 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 227 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 139 | 2.5% |
636 of 5,581 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Ardith appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ardith's data
- Ardith's decade-level peak was the 1930s (1,597 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Ardiths (636 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Ardith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1930)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1904–1985 (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 Ardith 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.