Ardella
Ardella was the 11038th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 651st; the most babies were born in 1924 (111). More babies were named Ardella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,038 girls, up 162 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,478babies recorded
Ardella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,038 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,200 | 8 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,225 | 7 |
| 1970 | #6,405 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,907 | 18 |
| 1950 | #1,475 | 39 |
| 1940 | #953 | 57 |
| 1930 | #856 | 70 |
| 1920 | #821 | 77 |
| 1910 | #918 | 22 |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 |
| 1890 | #1,220 | 6 |
| 1880 | #746 | 6 |
How popular is Ardella, counting every spelling?
Ardella has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ardella?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ardella (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ardella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ardella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ardella?
About 800 people born in the US named Ardella are alive today, with a median age of 75; half are between 65 and 84. That makes Ardella a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Ardella by state
How common Ardella was among girls born in each state in 1922–1926, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (7.3×), Indiana (2.6×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Ardella
How popular is the name Ardella?
Ardella was the 11038th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 651st; the most babies were born in 1924 (111). More babies were named Ardella in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ardella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ardella in the US.
Where was Ardella most popular?
In 1922–1926, Ardella was most common in Minnesota (0.59 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Mississippi.