Ardith

Last seen for girls in 1985 at #7,563 · Last seen for boys in 1955 at #3,886
Given to girls 97.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1935 · 167 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,581
since 1904

Ardith over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ardith has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #487, 1935girls
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First appearance
1904

The first year at least five girls were named Ardith! It came in at #1,364, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1905, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Ardith is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #342 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,561 girlsMNIllinois: #619 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,390 girlsILWisconsin: #250 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsWIMichigan: #461 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,774 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedSDIowa: #227 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,580 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedINOhio: #531 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,058 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCONebraska: #230 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,457 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #340 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,798 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#227 · 1 in 1,580
  2. Nebraska#230 · 1 in 1,457
  3. Wisconsin#250 · 1 in 2,281
  4. West Virginia#340 · 1 in 2,798
  5. Minnesota#342 · 1 in 3,561

Best ever in a state: #132 in North Dakota, 1935.

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Iowa#227131 in 1,580
Nebraska#23081 in 1,457
Wisconsin#250101 in 2,281
West Virginia#34061 in 2,798
Minnesota#34261 in 3,561
Michigan#46151 in 6,774
Ohio#53151 in 10,058
Illinois#61951 in 11,390
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See more about Ardith
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1985
  • Biggest jump: 148 spots in 1914 (#1,003 → #855)
  • Biggest drop: 250 spots in 1951 (#818 → #1,068)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1904
  • Peaked 1935 at #487 (167 births)
  • Births halved by 1951, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1914–1950
Share of babies · girls
1 in 6,279
  • Highest: 1 in 6,279 girls born in 1935 were named Ardith (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 215,104 girls born in 1985 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 28.6% of all girls named Ardith (1,597) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s47#1,203 (1908)#1,359
1910s521#737 (1918)#946
1920s1,296#612 (1927)#636
1930s1,597#487 (1935)#518
1940s1,211#531 (1940)#727
1950s578#818 (1950)#1,422
1960s216#2,070 (1961)#2,791
1970s98#3,508 (1971)#6,204
1980s17#6,705 (1983)#7,134

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.

Ardith in 1919

girls
#739
90 births · 1 in 12,557 girls

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #739Ardith90
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 12,557 of them was named Ardith, which outranked 86.7% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ardith
  1. #735Lavada91
  2. #735Madaline91
  3. #735Violette91
  4. #739Ardith90
  5. #739Alvera90
  6. #739Freeda90
  7. #739Neoma90
  8. #743Altha89
  9. #743Arvilla89
  10. #743Charline89

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

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

See the top 100 for 1919 →