Names / Girl names
Arcadia
Current rank
#5,934
holding steady
All-time peak
#3,585
in 1932
First recorded
1919
in U.S. data
Children named
660
since 1919
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,585 in 1932 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(ar-KAY-dee-uh): Dreamy, pastoral, and very pretty. It first appears in American naming data in 1919. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Roughly 660 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.