The baby name Arda is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'turkish': '[ˈaɾ.da] (AHR-dah)', 'english': '[ˈɑːr.də] (AR-dah)'}.
Arda is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Arda is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'turkish': '[ˈaɾ.da] (AHR-dah)', 'english': '[ˈɑːr.də] (AR-dah)'}.
Arda is Turkish in Origin.
Arda is a cross-cultural unisex name. In Turkish it is a common masculine choice linked to the Turkic root ard- “back/behind,” yielding senses like “the one who comes after” or “succession”; it also coincides with the Arda River in the Balkans, giving it a toponymic flavor. The name surged in late 20th–21st‑century Turkey, helped by high-profile bearers such as footballer Arda Turan.
Beyond Turkey, Arda occurs in medieval Armenian records as a feminine name (e.g., Arda of Armenia, queen consort of Jerusalem). In the Netherlands it serves as a short form of Gerarda or Bernarda, ultimately from Germanic hard “brave, hardy.” Tolkien fans know Arda as the Quenya word for “the World,” a source of modern literary use. Related forms include Gerarda/Bernarda and their masculine counterparts Gerard/Bernard; Turkish Arda has no standard variants.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2014 | #1 | — | 751 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| AZ | 0 | #42 | 2 | 706 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| TR | 0 | #90 | 27,149 | 19,440 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #124 | 8 | 1,400 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #125 | 13 | 1,769 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 2,277 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2024 | #164 | 25 | 401 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #175 | 8 | 1,509 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #206 | 14 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #212 | 11 | 4,141 |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #238 | 30 | 6,912 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #272 | 3 | 3,535 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #276 | 14 | 6,578 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #309 | 17 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #310 | 11 | 5,862 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #338 | 106 | 2,180 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| NL | 0 | #376 | 16 | 2,481 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #378 | 10 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #404 | 5 | 6,868 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #428 | 10 | 2,542 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #487 | 18 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #492 | 14 | 12,621 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #506 | 162 | 13,071 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #539 | 14 | 10,162 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #630 | 53 | 3,552 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 7 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #645 | 6 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #667 | 294 | 5,873 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #687 | 276 | 5,697 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #708 | 21 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #814 | 16 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #817 | 139 | 5,933 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #822 | 17 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #866 | 21 | 15,035 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #874 | 19 | 7,044 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #923 | 13 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #959 | 36 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #972 | 205 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,038 | 91 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,086 | 26 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,426 | 46 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,536 | 79 | 28,008 |
Arda is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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