Will my child share the name Acer with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 41 UK babies named Acer per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Acer in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Acer becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Acer is at its highest recorded position — #798 in 2025, with 41 births. In 2020 it ranked #993.

Is Acer a good choice for a distinctive name?

Acer is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Is Acer a popular baby name in the United States?

Acer does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Acer is a distinctive choice, ranked #798 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Acer in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#798

About the Name Acer

Acer is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 649 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #878 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.

Acer is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Acer in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Acer

Acer buergerianum — Acer buergerianum (trident maple; simplified Chinese: 三角枫; traditional Chinese: 三角楓; pinyin: sānjiǎofēng) is a species of maple native to eastern China (from Shandong west to southeastern Gansu, south to Guangdong, and southwest to Sichuan), Taiwan and Japan.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Acer

UK babies named Acer (2025)

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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

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In a school of 600

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Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Acer

Almost certainly the only Acer in the class

UK Popularity (1996–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Acer buergerianum

Acer buergerianum (trident maple; simplified Chinese: 三角枫; traditional Chinese: 三角楓; pinyin: sānjiǎofēng) is a species of maple native to eastern China (from Shandong west to southeastern Gansu, south to Guangdong, and southwest to Sichuan), Taiwan and Japan.