How popular is the name Ardell?

Ardell ranks 2,936th among girls' names in US records, with 5,198 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 22.

Is Ardell a unisex name?

No. Ardell is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1922, when 96 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 1977.

Ardel. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#2,936 of girl names

Pronounced AA1 R D EH1 L (ARPABET)

Ardell is a girls' name, and first appears in 1889. It has been given to 5,198 children — the 2,936th most common girls' name on record.

It has left circulation; 1977 is the last year it appears. Its best single year was 1922, when 96 children were given it.

Ardel is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1922Girls: 96Boys: 47

These spellings sound identical to Ardell and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ardell?: Ardell ranks 2,936th among girls' names in US records, with 5,198 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 22.
Is Ardell a unisex name?: No. Ardell is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ardell most popular?: 1922, when 96 children were given the name. It last appears in the record in 1977.
How else is Ardell spelled?: Ardel. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.