Ardelia

Girl · recorded 1880–1992

  • 1992last recorded
  • 1880best year

Most popular in 1880, the first year on record.

Last recorded in 1992. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ardelia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

0336618801908193619641992

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 94 recorded years as a table
Ardelia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188066
188345
188439
188648
188845
188950
189026
189132
189257
189347
189427
189625
189747
189850
189943
190023
190142
190245
190338
190440
190548
190630
190735
190860
190952
191030
191138
191250
191326
191435
191522
191633
191728
191817
191924
192023
192126
192223
192324
192431
192523
192620
192711
192818
192914
193016
193117
193220
193320
193410
193520
193614
193717
193817
193917
194023
194112
194210
19439
194414
194512
19468
19478
19488
194912
19509
19519
19527
19538
19547
19556
19566
19576
195810
19595
19607
19615
19627
19634
19646
19657
19685
19693
19705
19713
19725
19745
19763
19794
19803
19815
19834
19874
19923

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ardelia isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1992
6
Rank in 1992
#11,738
How rare
1 in 307,321 girls
Since 1880
1,370

Ardelia was last recorded in 1992. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1880, at 66 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ardelia doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.