Ardythe — girls' name

What the Data Says About Ardythe

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Ardythe between 1915 and 1962, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ardythe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ardythe performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ardythe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ardythe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ardythe 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 425 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.