Recent in Baby
When Baby Resists SolidsWhen Baby Resists SolidsBaby Biting TipsBaby Biting Tips5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair Injuries5 Tips To Help Prevent Highchair InjuriesWhen Baby and Pet MeetWhen Baby and Pet MeetTreatments for ColicTreatments for ColicBaby Milestones – The First YearBaby Milestones – The First YearTips for Relieving Teething PainTips for Relieving Teething PainBenefits of Making Your Own Baby FoodBenefits of Making Your Own Baby Food

Home › Baby Names Directory › Ardyce

Ardyce

♀ Girl

How to Pronounce Ardyce

Pronounced AR-dis /ˈɑːr.dɪs/Medium

Meaning: Ardyce is a spelling variant of Ardis and Ardith, girls' names that surfaced in the early-twentieth-century American Midwest. Their exact origin is not securely documented; suggestions include a form of Ardath, a Scandinavian import, or a coinage on the fashionable Ard- sound. We flag the root as uncertain rather than invent one.Low

In 30 seconds: Ardyce is a respelling of the vintage Ardis and Ardith (said 'AR-dis'). Its roots aren't firmly recorded, so we note the uncertainty rather than guess.
💕 Browse more names
Origin LowEnglish
MeaningArdyce is a spelling variant of Ardis and Ardith, girls' names that surfaced in the early-twentieth-century American Midwest. Their exact origin is not securely documented; suggestions include a form of Ardath, a Scandinavian import, or a coinage on the fashionable Ard- sound. We flag the root as uncertain rather than invent one.
U.S. rank (1960)#5194 ↗ Rising
1960 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1936
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,263

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 193619121960

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ardyce is a variant spelling of Ardis and Ardith, names that appeared in the American Midwest in the early twentieth century. Their origin is not well documented — possibly a form of Ardath, possibly a Scandinavian-flavoured coinage on the Ard- sound. Ardyce crested around 1936 at roughly fifty girls a year.

The spelling died out by about 1960, one of the shortest-lived members of its family. It reads as a distinctly antique, regional name, and there is no sign of a revival.

Did you know? Ardyce, Ardis and Ardith cluster tightly in the early-1900s upper Midwest — a little regional family of Ard- names that flared briefly and then all but vanished together.
Overall data confidence 42%
References — Ardyce — variant of Ardis/Ardith; origin uncertain

Variations

ArdisArdithArdyth

Nicknames

Ardie

Famous Bearers

  • Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Ardyce…

Ardis— the plainer spelling Ardyce varies
Ardith— a close sister name from the same Ard- family
Bernice— a like early-century name of the same cohort
Maurine— another antique Midwestern girl's name of the era

Explore names like Ardyce

By themeuncertainvintageantique

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Ardyce mean?

Ardyce is a spelling of Ardis or Ardith, early-1900s American names whose exact origin is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Ardyce?

It's said AR-dis /ˈɑːr.dɪs/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Ardyce a boy or girl name?

Ardyce is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Ardyce?

Ardyce was a rare, regional name that crested in the mid-nineteen-thirties and faded from use by around nineteen-sixty.

💬 Ask Nia