Given name & surname · also Celtic
Ardra
“one who is noble”·“the goddess of bad luck and misfortune”
Ardra is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is noble” and “the goddess of bad luck and misfortune”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is noble” and “the goddess of bad luck and misfortune”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Celtic and Hindi naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ardra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 0 boys · 106 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 179 as a first name in 2020; 131 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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