Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ardis isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1899. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ardis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,416
- 1,030 boys · 6,386 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 228 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 23% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 202 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,010 as a first name in 2020; 1,399 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.
Ardis’s family of names
In English usage, Ardis as a surname has a related form in Artis.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ardis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ardith
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2% boys · 98% girls
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45% boys · 55% girls
Annis
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>99% girls
Avis
Avis is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established.
25% boys · 75% girls
Elois
“one who is famous in battle”
>99% girls
Arline
“an oath; a pledge”
>99% girls
Armida
“an armed battlemaiden”
>99% girls
Arvilla
>99% girls