girl's name
Acadia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,231
Acadia is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 62 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1983.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Acadia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 130 |
| 2000s | 324 |
| 2010s | 435 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 220 |
How popular is Acadia?
In 2025, Acadia was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Acadia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Acadia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Acadia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Acadia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Acadia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Acadia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Acadia
How popular is the name Acadia?
In 2025, Acadia was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Acadia a girl's or a boy's name?
Acadia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Acadia?
Acadia has 4 syllables.
When was Acadia most popular?
Acadia peaked in 2018, when 62 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Acadia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Acadia currently ranks #5,057 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.