Acacia
Acacia was the 2485th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1312th; the most babies were born in 2002 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 535 places. More babies were named Acacia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,485 girls, down 269 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 71girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2002143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,310babies recorded
Acacia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,485 | 71 |
| 2020 | #2,216 | 81 |
| 2010 | #2,202 | 88 |
| 2000 | #1,356 | 138 |
| 1990 | #1,716 | 85 |
| 1980 | #2,800 | 32 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Acacia, counting every spelling?
Acacia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 71 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 71 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia | 71 | #2,485 | 328 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Acacia?
71 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Acacia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Acacia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 118 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Acacia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Acacia?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Acacia are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 14 and 32. That makes Acacia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Acacia by state
How common Acacia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Acacia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Acacia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Acacia
How popular is the name Acacia?
Acacia was the 2485th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 1312th; the most babies were born in 2002 (143). Over the last ten years it has moved down 535 places. More babies were named Acacia in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Acacia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Acacia in the US.
Where is Acacia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Acacia was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Texas.