Ardie
Ardie was a company in Nürnberg, Germany that manufactured motorcycles from 1919 until 1958. The company's name derives from that of its founder, Arno Dietrich.
Meaning & Origin of Ardie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ardie was a company in Nürnberg, Germany that manufactured motorcycles from 1919 until 1958. The company's name derives from that of its founder, Arno Dietrich.
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The Story of Ardie
As a girl name
Ardie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1892, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 21 Ardies were born — ranking #1,689 that year. As of 2026, Ardie ranks #9,284 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 568 Ardies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ardie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 16 Ardies were born — ranking #2,026 that year. As of 2026, Ardie ranks #6,056 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 517 Ardies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ardie
Ardie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 568 births in the dataset. Ardie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,689. Use the chart and map above to compare Ardie'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 .
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