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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201937peak #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 1937

  • 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: #268 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,536 girlsMNIllinois: #370 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,328 girlsILWisconsin: #259 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,889 girlsWIMichigan: #210 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,733 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: #191 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsIAIndiana: #356 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,000 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #507 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,225 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #419 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,059 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedCONebraska: #195 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ardith, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #362 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,809 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: #218 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,510 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. Iowa#191 · 1 in 1,403
  2. Nebraska#195 · 1 in 1,136
  3. Michigan#210 · 1 in 1,733
  4. Kansas#218 · 1 in 1,510
  5. Wisconsin#259 · 1 in 2,889

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

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Iowa#191131 in 1,403
Nebraska#19581 in 1,136
Michigan#210231 in 1,733
Kansas#21881 in 1,510
Wisconsin#25981 in 2,889
Minnesota#26881 in 2,536
Indiana#35661 in 4,000
West Virginia#36251 in 3,809
Illinois#370121 in 4,328
California#419101 in 4,059
Pennsylvania#50771 in 10,225
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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 1937

girls
#537
153 births · 1 in 6,954 girls
boys
#3,518
5 births · 1 in 213,332 boys

Top girls' names in 1937

  1. #1Mary55,641
  2. #2Barbara34,917
  3. #3Patricia26,838
  4. #4Shirley26,823
  5. #5Betty25,337
  6. #6Carol17,336
  7. #7Nancy17,074
  8. #8Dorothy16,572
  9. #9Joan15,301
  10. #10Margaret15,144
  11. #537Ardith153

Top boys' names in 1937

  1. #1Robert61,842
  2. #2James56,561
  3. #3John48,755
  4. #4William40,725
  5. #5Richard32,975
  6. #6Charles30,520
  7. #7Donald27,868
  8. #8David20,981
  9. #9Thomas19,772
  10. #10George18,439
  11. #3,518Ardith5
More about 1937

girls

1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 6,954 of them was named Ardith, which outranked 89.1% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ardith
  1. #534Ima154
  2. #534Maude154
  3. #534Nan154
  4. #537Ardith153
  5. #537Maryanne153
  6. #537Rosalee153
  7. #540Donnie152
  8. #540Meredith152
  9. #540Velda152

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

Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,217Noreta#4,181 → #964
  2. ↑ 2,845Noretta#3,701 → #856
  3. ↑ 2,351Leilani#3,103 → #752
  4. ↑ 1,407Deann#2,263 → #856
  5. ↑ 1,209Norita#1,741 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 438Dorla#951 → #1,389
  2. ↓ 331Vilma#951 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 303Imelda#979 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 297Lulu#695 → #992
  5. ↓ 292Lyda#840 → #1,132

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

boys

1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 213,332 of them was named Ardith, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ardith
  1. #3,175Worthy6
  2. #3,175Zachariah6
  3. #3,175Zenith6
  4. #3,518Ardith5
  5. #3,518Abdul5
  6. #3,518Abron5
  7. #3,518Achilles5

Tied with 502 names at #3,518; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,923Tyrone#2,629 → #706
  2. ↑ 558Lamont#1,540 → #982
  3. ↑ 540Lary#1,540 → #1,000
  4. ↑ 416Errol#906 → #490
  5. ↑ 399Levon#1,356 → #957
Fallers
  1. ↓ 492Gaston#989 → #1,481
  2. ↓ 461Gorden#827 → #1,288
  3. ↓ 432Sergio#940 → #1,372
  4. ↓ 371Landon#422 → #793
  5. ↓ 347Harlen#747 → #1,094

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

See the top 100 for 1937 →