Acer vs Dara
Acer and Daracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Acer was ranked #968 and Dara #1025 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Acer was ranked #4843 and Dara #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Acer and Dara over time
Acer and Dara appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Dara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Acer in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Acer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dara in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Acer and Dara changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #968 and #1025.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Acer #878 in 2022, Dara #779 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Acer held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Dara in 21.
Highest recorded here: Acer #878 in 2022, Dara #779 in 2023.
The order changed in 2024: Acer moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1042 and #779; by 2024 that had become #968 and #1025.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Acer #968, Dara #1025.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Acer | Dara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #968 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #108 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Acer and Dara both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Acer
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #878 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Dara
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #72 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls