Given name
Acadia
“from the land of plenty”
Acadia is used as a given name. One interpretation is “from the land of plenty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “from the land of plenty.”
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Acadia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,119
- 0 boys · 1,119 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 62 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,987 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,987 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 62 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 881 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Acadia’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Acadia has a diminutive in CAYA. Acadia has a related form in Acadiah. Acadia has a related form in Acadya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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