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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #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 1927

  • 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: #183 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsNDMinnesota: #247 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedILWisconsin: #292 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,053 girlsWIMichigan: #213 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsMINew York: #657 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,799 girlsNYMassachusetts: 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: #265 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,184 girlsIAIndiana: #356 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,369 girlsINOhio: #418 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,109 girlsOHPennsylvania: #674 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,377 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #552 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,130 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNEMissouri: 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: 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. North Dakota#183 · 1 in 1,043
  2. Michigan#213 · 1 in 1,745
  3. Minnesota#247 · 1 in 2,102
  4. Iowa#265 · 1 in 2,184
  5. Wisconsin#292 · 1 in 3,053

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

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North Dakota#18361 in 1,043
Michigan#213241 in 1,745
Minnesota#247101 in 2,102
Iowa#26591 in 2,184
Wisconsin#29281 in 3,053
Indiana#35661 in 4,369
Ohio#41891 in 6,109
California#55261 in 6,130
New York#65761 in 16,799
Pennsylvania#67451 in 18,377
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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 1927

girls
#612
136 births · 1 in 8,768 girls
boys
#3,780
6 births · 1 in 187,819 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #612Ardith136

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #3,780Ardith6
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 8,768 of them was named Ardith, which outranked 89.1% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ardith
  1. #609Adrienne137
  2. #609Leonora137
  3. #609Roma137
  4. #612Ardith136
  5. #612Lettie136
  6. #614Myrtis135
  7. #615Larue134
  8. #615Marvel134

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

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 187,819 of them was named Ardith, which outranked 21.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ardith
  1. #3,451York7
  2. #3,451Yvonne7
  3. #3,451Zaragoza7
  4. #3,780Ardith6
  5. #3,780Adalbert6
  6. #3,780Adlai6
  7. #3,780Adolpho6
  8. #4,210Adair5
  9. #4,210Adams5
  10. #4,210Adin5

Tied with 429 names at #3,780; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →