Arda is a distinctive choice, ranked #1124 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Arda in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1124
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About the Name Arda
Arda has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 266 places in five years. It was most popular in 2006 at #363 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Arda is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Arda in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Arda
Arda Vekiloğlu — Arda Vekiloğlu is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player.
Arda Ünyay — Arda Ünyay is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Galatasaray.
Arda Okan Kurtulan — Arda Okan Kurtulan is an Albanian professional footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Göztepe.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Arda
Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Arda per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Arda in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Arda is rising: up 368 places since 2020, to #1,124 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #363 in 2006.
Arda is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Arda include: Arda Vekiloğlu, Arda Ünyay and Arda Okan Kurtulan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Arda does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ardas in the wild.
26
UK babies named Arda (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 368 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Arda
Almost certainly the only Arda in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Arda
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Arda-Mulissu or Arda-Mulissi (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀴𒁹𒎏𒆤, romanized: Arda-Mulišši, lit. 'servant of Mullissu'), also known as Urdu-Mullissi, Urad-Mullissu and Arad-Ninlil and known in Hebrew writings as Adrammelech (Hebrew: אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ ʾAḏrammeleḵ), was an ancient Assyrian prince of the Sargonid dynasty, the son of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the older brother of Sennacherib's successor Esarhaddon.