Girls' name · since 1983
Acadia
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 1,119 babies named Acadia, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,034 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,119
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Acadia currently ranks #5034 among girls' names in America, with 1,119 babies recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acadia has been recorded 1,119 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #5034 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #6,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,034 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,119 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Acadia ranks #6,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,034 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,119 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,034 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,119
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Acadia's 1,119 recorded births place it above 90.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Maine.
How Acadia compares
1,119 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Acadia's all-time total is 198% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Acadia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,119 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Acadia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Acadia's full recorded timeline at 2007, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Acadia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Acadia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (435 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Acadia's strongest decade.
435 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Acadia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 130
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
324 births
- 2010s
2010s
435 births
- 2020s
2020s
220 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 435 births (39% of all-time use).
How Acadia 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 Acadia's total volume
Acadia by state
Where Acadia concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maine | | 37 | 3.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 29 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
37 of 1,119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Acadia's data
- Acadia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (435 total births) through the 2020s (220) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Maine records the most Acadias (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maine 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 Acadia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Acadia 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.