Is Arcadia a boy or girl name?

Arcadia is a girl’s name. Of the 660 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Arcadia

Recorded 1919–2025 · United States

Arcadia was most popular in 2018, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,204 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 660 people named Arcadia.

Arcadia over time

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

Is Arcadia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Arcadia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 660 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