How Many People Are Named Acacia?
An estimated 4,130 people in the United States have the first name Acacia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Acacia peaked in popularity in 2002 with 143 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Acacia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Acacia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,130
About 1 in 82,991 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2002
143 births
Total Registered
4,237
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Acacia
Acacia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,237 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Acacia as a female name
Ranked #2,711 in 2024
63 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (143 births)
Acacia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Acacia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,193 babies were registered. Acacia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Acacia by Decade
How has Acacia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Acacia by State
Birth registrations for Acacia span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Washington. The lowest are in Virginia, Massachusetts, Illinois. On average, about 67 Acacias were registered per state.
Acacia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Acacia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Acacia
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Acacia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Acacia?
We estimate approximately 4,130 people named Acacia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 82,991 Americans share this first name.
Is Acacia a common name?
Acacia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,237 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Acacia most popular?
Acacia reached peak popularity in 2002, when 143 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Acacia is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Acacia a female name?
Acacia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Acacia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Acacia Smith, Acacia Johnson, Acacia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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