Acadia
About Acadia
Acadia, the French name for Nova Scotia and the name of a gorgeous national park in Maine makes a fresh, rhythmic choice for your little girl. Acadia is an original yet accessible member of the stylish girl names starting with A.
The origin of the New World place name dates back to the sixteenth century borrowing of the ancient Greek name Arcadia, ultimately from the Greek word for "bear".
Pronounced uh-KAY-dee-uh.
As of October 2026, Acadia ranked #4987 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2744 in 2018.
Editor's take: The name Acadia is a girl's name meaning "idyllic place".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,586 | 43 | 24.1 |
| 2015 | #3,477 | 45 | 25.2 |
| 2016 | #4,344 | 33 | 18.6 |
| 2017 | #3,768 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2018 | #2,744 | 62 | 36.4 |
| 2019 | #3,667 | 41 | 24.4 |
| 2020 | #3,278 | 47 | 29.1 |
| 2021 | #3,733 | 40 | 24.4 |
| 2022 | #3,701 | 41 | 25 |
| 2023 | #4,450 | 31 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | #4,105 | 35 | 21.6 |
| 2025 | #4,987 | 26 | 16.2 |
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Acadia on lists
Acadia in pop culture
- Acadia (French: Acadie)
a colony of New France that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern,day Maine to the Kennebec River
- Acadia National Park
a National Park located in Maine
- GMC Acadia
a mid,size SUV manufactured by General Motors
- "Acadia
" a song by Canadian band Marianas Trench