Acacia
2025 SSA
About Acacia
Acacia is an attractive, rarely used Greek flower name enhanced by its popular beginning-and-ending-with 'a'-construct, and is gradually beginning to catch on as a new member of the stylish girl names starting with A.
The acacia is a shrub of the mimosa family, with clusters of showy white or yellow blossoms, which symbolizes resurrection and immortality--making the name especially appropriate for an Easter-season baby.
Named by an early Greek botanist, the acacia is known for its fine wood and medicinal properties. It also has biblical ties, since the Ark of the Covenant was made out of Acacia wood.
As a given name, Acacia has had some popularity in Australia, where the acacia (sometimes known there as the wattle) is a common plant and sometime national symbol.
Pronounced uh-KAY-shuh.
As of October 2026, Acacia ranked #2485 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1312 in 1998, Nameberry popularity #572.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,097 | 92 | 51.5 |
| 2015 | #1,950 | 103 | 57.7 |
| 2016 | #2,188 | 88 | 49.7 |
| 2017 | #2,087 | 93 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | #2,159 | 87 | 51.1 |
| 2019 | #2,355 | 76 | 45.3 |
| 2020 | #2,216 | 81 | 50.1 |
| 2021 | #2,670 | 64 | 39 |
| 2022 | #2,552 | 69 | 42.1 |
| 2023 | #2,850 | 59 | 36.8 |
| 2024 | #2,711 | 63 | 38.9 |
| 2025 | #2,485 | 71 | 44.2 |
World rankings
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