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Ardell

52% girls, 48% boys · last recorded 2023

Ardell has been given to about 5,070 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,200
Median age today77 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ardell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1923 · 151
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,070

How popular is Ardell?

Its best year was 1923, when 151 babies were given the name, ranking 782nd. The typical living American called Ardell is about 77 years old today.

Names that sound like Ardell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Wardell0.88
  2. Adell0.86
  3. Darnell0.76
  4. Randell0.76
  5. Marcell0.76
  6. Carnell0.76
  7. Markell0.76
  8. Darrell0.72

Middle names for Ardell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ardell Catherine0.78
  2. Ardell Josephine0.78
  3. Ardell Rose0.77
  4. Ardell Marie0.77
  5. Ardell Grace0.77
  6. Ardell Eve0.77

Sibling names for Ardell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.88
  2. Winonasister · 0.88
  3. Mavissister · 0.85
  4. Cleoeither · 0.83
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.82
  6. Louiebrother · 0.82

Where Ardell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ardell White0.72
    2. Ardell Nguyen0.72
    3. Ardell Moore0.72
    4. Ardell Brown0.72
    5. Ardell Young0.69
    6. Ardell Wright0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ardell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.