Given name & surname · also Greek
Arcadia
Arcadia is used as a given name and a surname. Arcadia is connected with Arkadios.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Greek and Spanish naming traditions.
How it developed
Arcadia is used as a feminine counterpart of Arkadios.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Arcadia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 660
- 0 boys · 660 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,934 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,934 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,157 as a first name in 2020; 262 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Arcadia’s family of names
Arcadia is a feminine form of Arkadios. Arcadia has a related form in Arcadiah. Arcadia has a related form in Arcadya.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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