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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Ardis

Ardis was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 477th; the most babies were born in 1928 (202). More babies were named Ardis in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1928202 babies
Total since 1880
7,416babies recorded

Ardis popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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————
2010————
2000————
1990—#7,231—6
1980#7,460#4,15689
1970#5,430#4,25296
1960#2,312#3,681266
1950#1,090#2,0277114
1940#622#2,6741278
1930#481#1,96719315
1920#570#2,34415813
1910#942—21—
1900#1,013—14—
1890————
1880————

How popular is Ardis, counting every spelling?

Ardis has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Ardis?

About 1,700 people born in the US named Ardis are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 70 and 85. That makes Ardis 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.

Ardis by state

How common Ardis was among girls born in each state in 1926–1930, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (11.6×), South Dakota (11.0×), North Dakota (9.7×), Nebraska (6.5×), Iowa (6.0×). In 35 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: 0.78 per 1,000 babiesWI0.78Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesWA0.21Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: 0.37 per 1,000 babiesMT0.37North Dakota: 1.6 per 1,000 babiesND1.6Minnesota: 1.9 per 1,000 babiesMN1.9Illinois: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIL0.08Michigan: 0.45 per 1,000 babiesMI0.45New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: 0.44 per 1,000 babiesOR0.44Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: 1.8 per 1,000 babiesSD1.8Iowa: 0.98 per 1,000 babiesIA0.98Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesOH0.05Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesCA0.18Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesNE1.1Missouri: 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: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesKS0.22Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 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: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 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, Ardis, girls, 1926–1930. Darker means more common.

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

Questions about the name Ardis

How popular is the name Ardis?

Ardis was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 477th; the most babies were born in 1928 (202). More babies were named Ardis in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Ardis a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Ardis most popular?

In 1926–1930, Ardis was most common in Minnesota (1.88 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Dakota and North Dakota.