Ardath

Last seen for girls in 1972 at #8,292 · Last seen for boys in 1934 at #3,277
Given to girls 98.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1905 · 18 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
1,326
since 1899

Ardath over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ardath has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #872, 1905girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1972#8,2925
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1965#5,8176
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1956#4,4678
1955#3,77810
1954#3,9679
1953#3,48011
1952#3,7969
1951#3,7149
1950#3,23511
1949#5,2445
1948#3,5939
1947#3,06112
1946#2,48215
1945#2,33914
1944#2,19916
1943#2,86111
1942#2,41614
1941#2,19015
1940#1,68222
1939#1,58523
1938#1,47526
1937#1,35529
1936#1,37528
1935#1,33130
1934#1,55623#3,2776
1933#1,90617
1932#1,23734
1931#1,33630
1930#1,25136
1929#1,64223#3,9595
1928#1,27136
1927#1,27838
1926#1,41432
1925#1,07450
1924#1,13847
1923#94161
1922#1,19042
1921#1,18442
1920#1,04850
1919#1,17740
1918#1,16541
1917#1,04046#3,9815
1916#1,02645
1915#1,11537#3,3926
1914#1,22825
1913#1,52815
1912#1,11722
1911#1,03118
1910#1,17115
1909#1,10414
1908#1,08414
1907#1,28910
1906#1,04313
1905#87218
1904#1,00113
1903#1,5926
1902#1,2199
1901#1,4666
1900#1,7236
1899#1,5965
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First appearance
1899

The first year at least five girls were named Ardath! It came in at #1,596, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1964, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Ardath is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedWIMichigan: #382 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,801 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #569 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,825 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedCONebraska: #268 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,046 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Ardath, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#268 · 1 in 2,046
  2. Michigan#382 · 1 in 4,801
  3. California#569 · 1 in 6,825

Best ever in a state: #268 in Nebraska, 1923.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#26861 in 2,046
Michigan#38281 in 4,801
California#56951 in 6,825
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ardath
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1972
  • Biggest jump: 249 spots in 1923 (#1,190#941)
  • Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1924 (#941#1,138)
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1899
  • Peaked 1905 at #872 (18 births)
  • Births halved by 1948, 43 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1905–1923
Share of babies · girls
1 in 16,201
  • Highest: 1 in 16,201 girls born in 1905 were named Ardath (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 304,249 girls born in 1972 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 31.7% of all girls named Ardath (421) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,596 (1899)#1,596
1900s109#872 (1905)#1,239
1910s304#1,026 (1916)#1,160
1920s421#941 (1923)#1,218
1930s276#1,237 (1932)#1,441
1940s133#1,682 (1940)#2,807
1950s67#3,235 (1950)#3,777
1960s6#5,817 (1965)#5,817
1970s5#8,292 (1972)#8,292

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ardath in 1923

girls
#941
61 births · 1 in 19,776 girls

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #941Ardath61
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 19,776 of them was named Ardath, which outranked 83.6% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ardath
  1. #928Myrl62
  2. #928Sidney62
  3. #928Zenobia62
  4. #941Ardath61
  5. #941Clemmie61
  6. #941Elenor61
  7. #941Jack61
  8. #953Aida60
  9. #953Bernardine60
  10. #953Bridget60

Tied with 11 names at #941; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. 1,834Eris#2,291#457
  2. 619Penny#1,508#889
  3. 317Laurene#1,309#992
  4. 310Cruz#1,103#793
  5. 306Dorene#1,207#901
Fallers
  1. 321Veva#962#1,283
  2. 318Arlie#949#1,267
  3. 305Gaynell#978#1,283
  4. 303Trinidad#449#752
  5. 300Laurine#897#1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923