Arcadius
Arcadius is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Greek.
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Arcadius
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Arcadius is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Arcadius
The earliest SSA record of Arcadius as a baby boy name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Arcadius — #5,037 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 80% of all recorded Arcadiuss. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,292 among baby boy names with 13 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 93 Arcadiuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Arcadius
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Arcadius. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Arkadios
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About the name Arcadius
Arcadius is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 93 births in the dataset. Arcadius's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #5,037. Use the chart and map above to compare Arcadius'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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