Given name & surname
Acer
“one who excels; number one; the best”
Acer is a variant of Ace. One English interpretation is “one who excels; number one; the best.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Acer is a variant of Ace. One English interpretation is “one who excels; number one; the best.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Acer is a variant of Ace. An origin associated with Ace is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Acer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 102
- 102 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,711 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,711 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 101 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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