Akacia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-KAY-shuh
- Origin
- Greek
Akacia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “acacia tree”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Akacia mean?
Greek: variant of Acacia, from Greek akakia
“acacia tree”
Respelling of Acacia, the name of a thorny flowering tree.
Is Akacia a girl's or a boy's name?
Akacia is a girls' name.
How popular is Akacia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Akacia in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Akacia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
Nicknames for Akacia
- Kacie 16 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Akacia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia, Lydia, Acacia, Alessia, Ariana, Julia, Aria, Mckenna, Anastasia, Kiara, Amelia, Brianna
Names related to Akacia
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Akacia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/akacia, updated 20 October 2026.