Girls' name · since 1971
Acacia
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 4,310 babies named Acacia, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,310
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Acacia is the #2497 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,310 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acacia has been recorded 4,310 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #2497 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #2,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,497 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,310 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acacia ranks #2,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,497 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,310 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,497 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,310
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Acacia's 4,310 recorded births place it above 96.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Acacia compares
4,310 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Acacia's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Acacia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,310 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Acacia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Acacia's full recorded timeline at 1998, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 143 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Acacia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Acacia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,193 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Acacia's strongest decade.
1,193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Acacia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 160
1970s
160 births
- 1980s
1980s
513 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,150 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,193 births
- 2010s
2010s
885 births
- 2020s 409
2020s
409 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,193 births (28% of all-time use).
How Acacia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Acacia's total volume
Acacia by state
Where Acacia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 627 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 221 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Washington | | 93 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 88 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Oregon | | 86 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 85 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 68 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 62 | 1.4% |
627 of 4,310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Acacia appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Acacia's data
- Acacia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,193 total births) through the 2020s (409) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Acacias (627 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Acacia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Acacia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.