Meaning of the nameAcácia
- Female
- Latin origin
- Greek origin
- A-cá-ci-a
Acácia is a female name that comes from the Portuguese word for the acacia tree, from Latin acacia and Greek akakía.
- People (2022)
- 2,358
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,575
- Median age
- 45 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,656
- people
Acácia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Acácia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (529 people).
2,344 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Acácia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Acácia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Sergipe 0.033%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Sergipe | 734 | 0.033% |
| São Paulo | 349 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 300 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 159 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 90 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 69 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 61 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 47 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 44 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 40 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 37 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 34 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 34 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 32 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 26 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Acácia
The Priberam dictionary lists acácia as the name of several trees of the genus Acacia and gives Latin acacia, coming from Greek akakía, as the origin of the word. The personal name has the same form and is almost always female. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,358 people named Acacia, with a median age of 45. Proportionally, it is most common in Sergipe. IBGE records names without accents; the standard form of the word is Acácia.
Sources
- Priberam: acácia · dicionario.priberam.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Acácia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Acácia
What does the name Acácia mean?
Acácia means “acacia, the name of a tree”, according to Priberam.
How many people are named Acácia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,358 people with the first name Acácia, which ranks it number 4,575 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Acácia a boy's or a girl's name?
Acácia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,344 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Acácia?
Acácia is a name of Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Acácia most common?
Proportionally, in Sergipe: 0.033% of the state's population is named Acácia (734 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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