Given name & surname
Ardell
“one who is eager”
Ardell is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “one who is eager.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “one who is eager.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ardell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,070
- 2,435 boys · 2,635 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 151 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 68 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,752 as a first name in 2020; 262 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ardell’s family of names
Ardell has a related form in Ardelle. Ardell has a related form in Ardel. Ardell has a related form in Ardel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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