Is Ardell a boy or girl name?
Ardell was used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. Across 1880–2024, 52% of the 5,070 US babies named Ardell were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ardell since 1889
- 5,070
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 151 babies
Boys and girls named Ardell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1900s | 9 | 104 | 92% |
| 1910s | 249 | 474 | 65.6% |
| 1920s | 549 | 763 | 58.2% |
| 1930s | 461 | 556 | 54.7% |
| 1940s | 314 | 344 | 52.3% |
| 1950s | 278 | 240 | 46.3% |
| 1960s | 146 | 87 | 37.3% |
| 1970s | 159 | 10 | 5.9% |
| 1980s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 15 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,380 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,277 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,156 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,762 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,098 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,719 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,677 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,381 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,097 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,152 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,646 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,989 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,759 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,464 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,327 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,480 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,189 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,615 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,448 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,839 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,764 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,340 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,979 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,016 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,830 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,807 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,491 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,875 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,064 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,577 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,421 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,700 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,618 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,629 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,437 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,275 | 5 | #9,739 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,180 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,762 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,721 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,431 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 22 | #1,919 | 5 | #8,408 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,892 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,691 | 6 | #6,666 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,696 | 6 | #6,295 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,817 | 8 | #4,890 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,183 | 7 | #5,309 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,116 | 12 | #3,886 |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,659 | 9 | #4,556 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,808 | 9 | #4,549 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,147 | 10 | #4,256 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,093 | 20 | #2,738 |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,621 | 18 | #2,766 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,098 | 15 | #3,093 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,584 | 13 | #3,321 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,827 | 30 | #1,968 |
| 1955 | 35 | #1,274 | 27 | #2,064 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,467 | 25 | #2,124 |
| 1953 | 34 | #1,284 | 19 | #2,432 |
| 1952 | 40 | #1,166 | 37 | #1,580 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,407 | 31 | #1,741 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,289 | 25 | #1,913 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,382 | 25 | #1,918 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,560 | 29 | #1,742 |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,318 | 35 | #1,606 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,197 | 29 | #1,648 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,500 | 30 | #1,483 |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,194 | 35 | #1,365 |
| 1943 | 40 | #1,074 | 54 | #1,087 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,037 | 31 | #1,475 |
| 1941 | 30 | #1,210 | 36 | #1,272 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,090 | 40 | #1,151 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,142 | 55 | #953 |
| 1938 | 44 | #951 | 48 | #1,031 |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,095 | 52 | #965 |
| 1936 | 41 | #972 | 48 | #993 |
| 1935 | 54 | #851 | 67 | #840 |
| 1934 | 42 | #984 | 53 | #948 |
| 1933 | 49 | #886 | 59 | #879 |
| 1932 | 46 | #964 | 63 | #875 |
| 1931 | 50 | #912 | 59 | #899 |
| 1930 | 68 | #778 | 52 | #1,020 |
| 1929 | 43 | #1,044 | 66 | #878 |
| 1928 | 54 | #914 | 69 | #881 |
| 1927 | 56 | #911 | 72 | #875 |
| 1926 | 49 | #981 | 85 | #785 |
| 1925 | 61 | #851 | 82 | #820 |
| 1924 | 53 | #961 | 62 | #970 |
| 1923 | 64 | #847 | 87 | #782 |
| 1922 | 47 | #1,034 | 96 | #742 |
| 1921 | 65 | #857 | 65 | #919 |
| 1920 | 57 | #912 | 79 | #817 |
| 1919 | 52 | #928 | 79 | #792 |
| 1918 | 32 | #1,232 | 73 | #843 |
| 1917 | 38 | #1,078 | 62 | #879 |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,265 | 61 | #872 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,268 | 55 | #885 |
| 1914 | 35 | #933 | 42 | #902 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,258 | 30 | #982 |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,896 | 32 | #891 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,394 | 23 | #901 |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,602 | 17 | #1,074 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,475 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,091 |
| 1907 | 9 | #934 | 11 | #1,210 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,156 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,243 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,371 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,031 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,485 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,055 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,102 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,102 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,393 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,310 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,140 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,288 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,225 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,291 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ardell reached #778 in 1930. As a girl name, it reached #742 in 1922. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ardell
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.