Arcadia
Arcadia is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Arcadia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arcadia is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Arcadia
The earliest SSA record of Arcadia as a baby girl name dates back to 1919, when 6 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 28 newborns named Arcadia — #4,768 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Arcadia on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Arcadia ranks #6,087 for baby girls with 19 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 678 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Arcadia
Arcadia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 678 births in the dataset. Arcadia's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #3,568. Use the chart and map above to compare Arcadia'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.