Arda
Arda is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Arda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arda is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Arda
As a girl name
Arda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1889, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1922: 17 births, good for #2,186 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Ardas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1964 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 332 Ardas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Arda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 41 births, good for #2,784 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Ardas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,704 among boy names with 21 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 563 Ardas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Arda
Arda is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 563 births in the dataset. Arda's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,784. Use the chart and map above to compare Arda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.