girl's name
Arcadia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 671
Arcadia is a girl's name with 4 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Arcadia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 12 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1970s | 18 |
| 1980s | 57 |
| 1990s | 103 |
| 2000s | 134 |
| 2010s | 192 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 121 |
How popular is Arcadia?
In 2025, Arcadia was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Arcadia 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 Arcadia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Arcadia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Arcadia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Arcadia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Arcadia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Arcadia
How popular is the name Arcadia?
In 2025, Arcadia was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Arcadia a girl's or a boy's name?
Arcadia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Arcadia?
Arcadia has 4 syllables.
When was Arcadia most popular?
Arcadia peaked in 2018, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Arcadia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Arcadia currently ranks #5,969 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.