Girls' name · since 1989

Acasia

Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 126 babies named Acasia, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#14038
among girls today
126
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
21%
more common than other girls

Acasia currently ranks #14038 among girls' names in America, with 126 babies recorded since 1989.

Social Security Administration records show Acasia recorded 126 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #14038 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.

  • #14038 among girls today
  • 126 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 21% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Acasia is currently the #14038 girls' name in America, more common than 21% of girls - 126 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#14038
among girls today
126
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
21%
more common than other girls

Acasia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%20.8%
Acasia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14038
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Acasia was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

18 babies were named Acasia in 2002 - its busiest year on record.

How Acasia compares

126 28th percentile among 17,726 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

Acasia's all-time total is 67% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Acasia Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 126 382 567,345
Peak-year births 18 48 19,840

Acasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Acasia's full recorded timeline at 2002, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Acasia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

126

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2002

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#14,038

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Acasia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
18
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
05101520 1989199620002003200720142024 6

Acasia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Acasia's strongest decade.

66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Acasia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 66 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Acasia?
Acasia has been given to 126 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14038 as of the latest data. 18 babies were born in 2002, its single highest year.
When was Acasia most popular?
Acasia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Acasia been used?
Records for Acasia go back to 1989, giving 36 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Acasia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Acacia, Acadia, Acari, Acai. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Acasia's data

  • Acasia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Acasia: #14038 Girls' Name - 126 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/acasia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Acasia 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 June 2026.