Girls' name · since 1921
Ardra
Ardra has 106 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ardra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardra has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1980.
- #26,453 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1921
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ardra ranks #26,453 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1921, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1921
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ardra's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ardra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ardra splits its recorded history at 1971: 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 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ardra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1980
- Peak year (1971)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Ardra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (61 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Ardra's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ardra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 61 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Ardra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ardra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~59 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, 1921–1980 (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 Ardra 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.