Acacia

Also Spanish (Rare). In a time where Spaniards were forced to have exclusively names of saints and religious concepts (following the Spanish Civil War), it is likely that Acacia was justified as a feminine variant of Acacius.

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Sources:
General
· https://forebears.io/forenames/acacia
· https://linkedin.com/search/results/people/?firstName=Acacia 5300 results: 2200 in the US, 1700 in Brazil (as Acácia), 277 in Australia, 103 in Mexico

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Spain
· Acacia: as of 2023, 158 women (mostly in Asturias, Valladolid, Badajoz, Alacant and Las Palmas), av. Age 69, peaking in the 1930s
· María Acacia: as of 2023, 34 women (mostly in Madrid), av. Age 66.6, peaking in the 1940s

In 2002, the name Acacia was given to 11 girls in Ontario, Canada.

Feminine form of Acacius.

The name Acacia was given to 102 girls born in the US in 2015.

The Turkish form of this name is Akasya.

This name is getting quite common in Australia, where it is used due to the association of our national tree, the Golden Wattle, which is a member of the Acacia family. It is therefore considered a very patriotic name.

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It's become common enough that parents are now tacking another name on the end, like Acacia-Lily or Acacia-Rose, so their daughter doesn't get mixed up with other little Acacias in their class.

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Good choice for someone born on Wattle Day (September 1st).