Arda

The name Arda is the #6,904 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 835 recorded births since 1889. This represents the 10.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 10.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,083 (10.9% percentile) for all time with 503 births since 1996. For girls, it ranks #5,384 (5.8% percentile) for all time with 332 births since 1889.

Arda first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1889 (1889 for girls and 1996 for boys). Birth data for Arda is available in 63 out of the 135 years between 1889 and 2023 (37 years for girls and 26 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Arda has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (60.2% of all recorded births). In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Arda were boys. Interestingly, until around 1996, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 1889 to 1995), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (100.0% boys from 1996 to 2023).

For boys, Arda reached its peak popularity in 2006, achieving the 4.1% percentile (ranked #839) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 2006, with 19 births per million (ranked 4.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2010, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Arda ranks #902 for boys (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 40.9% of its peak share of births.

For girls, Arda reached its peak popularity in 1930, achieving the 2.0% percentile (ranked #581) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 1889, with 26 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1964.