Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Dacia isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dacia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,712
- 0 boys · 2,712 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 104 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −51%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 104 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,697 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Dacia
- Dacia MarainiItalian writer (1936)
- Dacia ValentSomali-born Italian politician (1963-2015)
- Dacia ArcarázMexican actressborn 1967
- Dacia GonzálezMexican actress (born 1940)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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