Achaia
Achaea or Achaia, sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras which is the third largest city in Greece.
Meaning & Origin of Achaia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Achaea or Achaia, sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras which is the third largest city in Greece.
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The Story of Achaia
Achaia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 8 Achaias were born — ranking #12,274 that year. As of 2026, Achaia ranks #12,274 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 62 Achaias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Achaia
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- Actor , mythological legend
- Alexon , ancient figure
- Timoleon Ambelas , a writer
- Dimitrios Andrikopoulos-Boukaouris , Mayor of Patras
- Antheia , mythological legend
- Autonous , ancient figure
- Bolina , ancient figure
- Bryson of Achaea , ancient figure
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Names that sound like Achaia
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About the name Achaia
Achaia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Achaia's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #12,274. Use the chart and map above to compare Achaia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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