Is Acadia a boy or girl name?

Acadia is a girl’s name. Of the 1,119 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Acadia

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Acadia was most popular in 2018, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,822 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,652, with 26 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,119 people named Acadia.

Acadia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Acadia’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Acadia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Acadia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,119 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org