Ardis
Last seen for girls in 2022 at #13,592 · Last seen for boys in 2017 at #12,246
Given to girls 86.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1931 · 179 births
- Debut · girls
- 19 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 6,386since 1899
Ardis 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 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | — | |
| 2017 | — | #12,246 | 5 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | — | |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | #9,912 | 5 | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #7,638 | 6 | |
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | — | #7,271 | 6 | |
| 1990 | — | #7,178 | 6 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,527 | 11 | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #6,089 | 6 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,853 | 8 | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | — | #5,561 | 6 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | — | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #3,966 | 10 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #3,481 | 18 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #2,789 | 21 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #2,432 | 25 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #3,402 | 14 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #2,246 | 29 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #1,807 | 40 | #2,322 | 13 |
| 1960 | #2,307 | 26 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #1,852 | 36 | #1,665 | 23 |
| 1958 | #1,872 | 34 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #1,442 | 54 | #1,887 | 18 |
| 1956 | #1,339 | 60 | #1,945 | 17 |
| 1955 | #1,320 | 58 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #1,409 | 51 | #1,593 | 23 |
| 1953 | #1,112 | 76 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #1,147 | 68 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #1,019 | 83 | #1,972 | 15 |
| 1950 | #1,090 | 71 | #2,019 | 14 |
| 1949 | #948 | 88 | #1,820 | 17 |
| 1948 | #914 | 90 | #1,758 | 18 |
| 1947 | #937 | 89 | #1,988 | 15 |
| 1946 | #1,006 | 70 | #2,030 | 13 |
| 1945 | #803 | 88 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #701 | 114 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #705 | 118 | #1,636 | 19 |
| 1942 | #701 | 113 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #713 | 97 | #1,759 | 16 |
| 1940 | #622 | 127 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #580 | 133 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #573 | 143 | #1,521 | 20 |
| 1937 | #547 | 149 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #524 | 153 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | #516 | 154 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #519 | 154 | #1,725 | 17 |
| 1933 | #491 | 167 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #488 | 184 | #1,716 | 18 |
| 1931 | #477 | 179 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #481 | 193 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #525 | 169 | #1,933 | 16 |
| 1928 | #481 | 202 | #1,448 | 26 |
| 1927 | #497 | 198 | #1,516 | 25 |
| 1926 | #522 | 180 | #1,661 | 21 |
| 1925 | #492 | 201 | #2,012 | 16 |
| 1924 | #497 | 199 | #1,532 | 25 |
| 1923 | #559 | 167 | #1,941 | 17 |
| 1922 | #520 | 181 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1921 | #512 | 190 | #1,412 | 28 |
| 1920 | #570 | 158 | #2,336 | 13 |
| 1919 | #604 | 136 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1918 | #640 | 124 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #568 | 141 | #1,322 | 27 |
| 1916 | #606 | 123 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #599 | 119 | #1,968 | 14 |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | #2,915 | 6 |
| 1913 | #701 | 55 | #1,365 | 15 |
| 1912 | #709 | 50 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | — | |
| 1910 | #941 | 21 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | — | |
| 1908 | #829 | 22 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | — | |
| 1906 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | — | |
| 1903 | #969 | 13 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,008 | 14 | — | |
| 1899 | #728 | 19 | — | |
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Ardis! It came in at #728, and was given to 19 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1978–1979, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Ardis is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#117 · 1 in 535
- Minnesota#163 · 1 in 1,209
- Iowa#256 · 1 in 2,347
- Wisconsin#334 · 1 in 4,709
- Michigan#426 · 1 in 6,193
Best ever in a state: #74 in North Dakota, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #117 | 10 | 1 in 535 |
| Minnesota | #163 | 21 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Iowa | #256 | 9 | 1 in 2,347 |
| Wisconsin | #334 | 6 | 1 in 4,709 |
| Michigan | #426 | 9 | 1 in 6,193 |
| Illinois | #480 | 10 | 1 in 7,051 |
| California | #669 | 7 | 1 in 9,860 |
| New York | #822 | 5 | 1 in 22,611 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Ardis
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
- Biggest jump: 460 spots in 1908 (#1,289 → #829)
- Biggest drop: 461 spots in 1909 (#829 → #1,290)
- Debuted 1899
- Peaked 1931 at #477 (179 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1912–1945
- Highest: 1 in 5,709 girls born in 1928 were named Ardis (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 273,355 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #477 in 1931, was only 1 in 5,948 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 28.9% of all girls named Ardis (1,845) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2017, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 19 | #728 (1899) | #728 |
| 1900s | 131 | #829 (1908) | #1,077 |
| 1910s | 844 | #568 (1917) | #723 |
| 1920s | 1,845 | #481 (1928) | #518 |
| 1930s | 1,609 | #477 (1931) | #520 |
| 1940s | 994 | #622 (1940) | #805 |
| 1950s | 591 | #1,019 (1951) | #1,360 |
| 1960s | 216 | #1,807 (1961) | #2,998 |
| 1970s | 84 | #3,481 (1973) | #5,604 |
| 1980s | 24 | #7,418 (1980) | #9,335 |
| 1990s | 0 | — | — |
| 2000s | 6 | #13,844 (2003) | #13,844 |
| 2010s | 17 | #13,793 (2018) | #14,830 |
| 2020s | 6 | #13,592 (2022) | #13,592 |
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.
Ardis in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 11,953 of them was named Ardis, which outranked 87.0% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 92,077 of them was named Ardis, which outranked 53.8% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,799Washington16
- #1,799West16
- #1,799Williard16
- #1,867Ardis15
- #1,867Alvino15
- #1,867Antony15
- #1,867Arnett15
- #1,946Adron14
- #1,946Alf14
- #1,946Alferd14
Tied with 78 names at #1,867; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.