Ardenia

Girl · recorded 1917–1961

  • 1961last recorded
  • 1932best year

Most popular in 1932.

Last recorded in 1961. 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 Ardenia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1917

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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 19 recorded years as a table
Ardenia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19176
19185
19224
19237
19255
19264
19274
19285
19297
19329
19377
19385
19395
19424
19513
19554
19584
19593
19613

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ardenia 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 1961
7
Rank in 1961
#5,309
How rare
1 in 288,356 girls
Since 1917
124

Ardenia was last recorded in 1961. 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 1932, at 9 per million girls born.

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

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