Ardell
Last seen for girls in 1977 at #9,652 · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 52.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1922 · 96 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,635since 1889
Ardell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | #12,239 | 5 | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #12,146 | 5 | |
| 2020 | — | #12,022 | 5 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | #9,696 | 7 | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | #7,066 | 11 | |
| 2014 | — | #9,642 | 7 | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | #9,600 | 7 | |
| 2010 | — | #12,231 | 5 | |
| 2009 | — | #10,994 | 6 | |
| 2008 | — | #11,037 | 6 | |
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | #9,585 | 7 | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #8,927 | 7 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,715 | 10 | |
| 2002 | — | #9,392 | 6 | |
| 2001 | — | #9,243 | 6 | |
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | #7,139 | 8 | |
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,327 | 13 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,942 | 8 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,993 | 10 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,811 | 10 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,786 | 9 | |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,052 | 10 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,552 | 8 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,411 | 12 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,692 | 11 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,601 | 11 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,615 | 11 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,215 | 12 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #2,270 | 20 |
| 1976 | — | #2,177 | 21 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,751 | 14 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,694 | 8 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,418 | 15 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1970 | — | #1,889 | 22 | |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | — | #1,974 | 16 | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #1,814 | 18 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #2,178 | 14 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #1,659 | 23 |
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | #1,805 | 20 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #2,148 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #1,620 | 24 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #2,063 | 27 | #1,273 | 35 |
| 1954 | #2,122 | 25 | #1,466 | 27 |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | #1,280 | 34 |
| 1952 | #1,578 | 37 | #1,166 | 40 |
| 1951 | #1,740 | 31 | #1,407 | 28 |
| 1950 | #1,911 | 25 | #1,289 | 31 |
| 1949 | #1,917 | 25 | #1,380 | 28 |
| 1948 | #1,739 | 29 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,602 | 35 | #1,316 | 31 |
| 1946 | #1,647 | 29 | #1,196 | 34 |
| 1945 | #1,482 | 30 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #1,364 | 35 | #1,193 | 31 |
| 1943 | #1,087 | 54 | #1,074 | 40 |
| 1942 | #1,471 | 31 | #1,036 | 42 |
| 1941 | #1,271 | 36 | #1,209 | 30 |
| 1940 | #1,150 | 40 | #1,090 | 36 |
| 1939 | #953 | 55 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1938 | #1,031 | 48 | #951 | 44 |
| 1937 | #964 | 52 | #1,094 | 35 |
| 1936 | #993 | 48 | #972 | 41 |
| 1935 | #840 | 67 | #850 | 54 |
| 1934 | #948 | 53 | #982 | 42 |
| 1933 | #878 | 59 | #885 | 49 |
| 1932 | #875 | 63 | #963 | 46 |
| 1931 | #899 | 59 | #910 | 50 |
| 1930 | #1,019 | 52 | #777 | 68 |
| 1929 | #876 | 66 | #1,044 | 43 |
| 1928 | #881 | 69 | #913 | 54 |
| 1927 | #874 | 72 | #911 | 56 |
| 1926 | #783 | 85 | #980 | 49 |
| 1925 | #819 | 82 | #851 | 61 |
| 1924 | #970 | 62 | #960 | 53 |
| 1923 | #782 | 87 | #846 | 64 |
| 1922 | #742 | 96 | #1,032 | 47 |
| 1921 | #919 | 65 | #856 | 65 |
| 1920 | #817 | 79 | #911 | 57 |
| 1919 | #792 | 79 | #927 | 52 |
| 1918 | #843 | 73 | #1,231 | 32 |
| 1917 | #879 | 62 | #1,078 | 38 |
| 1916 | #872 | 61 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1915 | #885 | 55 | #1,265 | 27 |
| 1914 | #901 | 42 | #933 | 35 |
| 1913 | #981 | 30 | #1,256 | 17 |
| 1912 | #890 | 32 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #1,069 | 17 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,084 | 14 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #930 | 9 |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,027 | 12 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,133 | 10 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,098 | 10 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,136 | 8 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,213 | 6 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Ardell! It came in at #1,279, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1890, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
See more about Ardell
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1977
- Biggest jump: 177 spots in 1922 (#919 → #742)
- Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1940 (#953 → #1,150)
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1922 at #742 (96 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1911–1929
- Highest: 1 in 12,510 girls born in 1922 were named Ardell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 306,629 girls born in 1977 (0.00%)
- 29.0% of all girls named Ardell (763) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1968, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,279 (1889) | #1,279 |
| 1890s | 52 | #1,098 (1898) | #1,215 |
| 1900s | 104 | #1,027 (1903) | #1,220 |
| 1910s | 474 | #792 (1919) | #901 |
| 1920s | 763 | #742 (1922) | #846 |
| 1930s | 556 | #840 (1935) | #940 |
| 1940s | 344 | #1,087 (1943) | #1,473 |
| 1950s | 240 | #1,578 (1952) | #2,297 |
| 1960s | 87 | #2,729 (1960) | #4,771 |
| 1970s | 10 | #8,324 (1971) | #8,988 |
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.
Ardell in 1956
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 66,923 of them was named Ardell, which outranked 71.4% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,931Tommy31
- #1,931Tona31
- #1,931Tonette31
- #1,968Ardell30
- #1,968Ardella30
- #1,968Arletha30
- #1,968Arlinda30
- #2,005Alba29
- #2,005Amparo29
- #2,005Conchita29
Tied with 36 names at #1,968; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 111,332 of them was named Ardell, which outranked 59.1% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,765Vidal20
- #1,765Winthrop20
- #1,765Zackery20
- #1,821Ardell19
- #1,821Albino19
- #1,821Alonso19
- #1,821Americo19
- #1,886Ace18
- #1,886Algie18
- #1,886Ariel18
Tied with 64 names at #1,821; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.