Arcadia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning region of pastoral simplicity and happiness.
Babies a year
26
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Arcadia by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Arcadia. In the US, 26 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Arcadia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Acadiaa region in northeastern north america; from mi'kmaq origins40 in the US (2017)
- Aradia5 in the US (2017)
- Ariadnamost holy; a form of Ariadne171 in the US (2017)
- Acaciaacacia tree; innocent89 in the US (2017)
- Accaliashe-wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus7 in the US (2017)
- Arabiathe arabian peninsula or region6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean joy
Like Arcadia, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
- Joyjoy; gladness and pleasure971 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Arcadia
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