Is Ardelia a boy or girl name?

Ardelia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,370 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Ardelia

Recorded 1880–1992 · United States

Ardelia was most popular in 1924, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,329 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,370 people named Ardelia.

Ardelia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ardelia’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ardelia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ardelia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,370 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org