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Acacia

Girl

Meaning of Acacia: Greek: 'thorny'

Acacia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2389th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2389

71 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,310

First recorded 1971 · peak 2002

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 35 babies1982: 34 babies1983: 26 babies1984: 57 babies1985: 51 babies1986: 62 babies1987: 68 babies1988: 65 babies1989: 83 babies1990: 85 babies19901991: 91 babies1992: 114 babies1993: 114 babies1994: 124 babies1995: 106 babies1996: 121 babies1997: 128 babies1998: 135 babies1999: 132 babies2000: 138 babies20002001: 124 babies2002: 143 babies2003: 123 babies2004: 122 babies2005: 90 babies2006: 118 babies2007: 101 babies2008: 127 babies2009: 107 babies2010: 88 babies20102011: 100 babies2012: 78 babies2013: 80 babies2014: 92 babies2015: 103 babies2016: 88 babies2017: 93 babies2018: 87 babies2019: 76 babies2020: 81 babies20202021: 65 babies2022: 69 babies2023: 60 babies2024: 63 babies2025: 71 babies
US babies named Acacia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 143.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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