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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #487, 1935girls
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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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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 1925

  • 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: #240 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,185 girlsMNIllinois: #563 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,015 girlsILWisconsin: #291 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,023 girlsWIMichigan: #246 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,154 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: #188 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 990 girlsSDIowa: #230 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedINOhio: #472 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,888 girlsOHPennsylvania: #616 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,793 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #601 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,383 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCONebraska: #199 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,183 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedWVVirginia: 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: #352 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,186 girlsKSArkansas: 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. South Dakota#188 · 1 in 990
  2. Nebraska#199 · 1 in 1,183
  3. Iowa#230 · 1 in 1,748
  4. Minnesota#240 · 1 in 2,185
  5. Michigan#246 · 1 in 2,154

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

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South Dakota#18861 in 990
Nebraska#199101 in 1,183
Iowa#230121 in 1,748
Minnesota#240101 in 2,185
Michigan#246191 in 2,154
Wisconsin#29181 in 3,023
Kansas#35251 in 3,186
Ohio#47271 in 7,888
Illinois#56361 in 10,015
California#60151 in 7,383
Pennsylvania#61661 in 15,793
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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 1925

girls
#664
123 births · 1 in 9,897 girls
boys
#3,741
6 births · 1 in 185,987 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #664Ardith123

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #3,741Ardith6
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 9,897 of them was named Ardith, which outranked 88.5% of the 5,771 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. #661Angelita124
  2. #661Ivy124
  3. #661Novella124
  4. #664Ardith123
  5. #664Annetta123
  6. #664Camilla123
  7. #664Mina123
  8. #668Crystal122
  9. #668Diane122
  10. #668Era122

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

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 185,987 of them was named Ardith, which outranked 23.1% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ardith
  1. #3,408Yancy7
  2. #3,408Yoshinobu7
  3. #3,408Zach7
  4. #3,741Ardith6
  5. #3,741Abell6
  6. #3,741Adley6
  7. #3,741Agostino6
  8. #4,197Abbie5
  9. #4,197Achilles5
  10. #4,197Acil5

Tied with 455 names at #3,741; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →