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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ardell

Ardell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 778th with 68 babies. More babies were named Ardell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
193068 babies
Total since 1880
5,070babies recorded

Ardell popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020—#12,164—5
2010—#12,383—5
2000—#7,481—8
1990—#5,016—10
1980—#3,630—11
1970—#1,891—22
1960#2,736#3,093208
1950#1,913#1,2892531
1940#1,151#1,0904036
1930#1,020#7785268
1920#817#9127957
1910#1,074#1,602175
1900#1,055—13—
1890————
1880————

How popular is Ardell, counting every spelling?

Ardell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ardell?

About 900 people born in the US named Ardell are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 43 and 74. That makes Ardell 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.

Ardell by state

How common Ardell was among boys born in each state in 1928–1932, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (15.6×). In 42 states fewer than five boys 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: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesWI0.16Vermont: 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: 0.76 per 1,000 babiesND0.76Minnesota: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMN0.11Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: 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: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesSD0.18Iowa: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: 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: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South 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: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Ardell, boys, 1928–1932. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Ardell

How popular is the name Ardell?

Ardell was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 778th with 68 babies. More babies were named Ardell in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ardell a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ardell in the US.

Where was Ardell most popular?

In 1928–1932, Ardell was most common in North Dakota (0.76 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and Wisconsin.