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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ardelia

Ardelia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 745th; the most babies were born in 1924 (39). More babies were named Ardelia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192439 babies
Total since 1880
1,370babies recorded

Ardelia popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#10,4925
1970#5,8478
1960#3,21915
1950#2,54316
1940#1,52026
1930#1,94018
1920#1,55228
1910#1,34012
1900#1,5797
1890#1,3445
1880#7456

How popular is Ardelia, counting every spelling?

Ardelia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ardelia?

About 400 people born in the US named Ardelia are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 62 and 80. That makes Ardelia a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Ardelia by state

How common Ardelia was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (7.5×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesVA0.06Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesMS0.18Alabama: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesAL0.03Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ardelia, girls, 1922–1926. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Ardelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ardelia, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Ardelia

How popular is the name Ardelia?

Ardelia was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 745th; the most babies were born in 1924 (39). More babies were named Ardelia in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ardelia a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,370 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Ardelia most popular?

In 1922–1926, Ardelia was most common in Mississippi (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Alabama.