Acre
The acre is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong, which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, 1⁄640 of a square mile, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet, and approximately 4,047 m2, or about 40% of a hectare.
Meaning & Origin of Acre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The acre is a unit of land area used in the British imperial and the United States customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong, which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, 1⁄640 of a square mile, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet, and approximately 4,047 m2, or about 40% of a hectare.
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The Story of Acre
Acre first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2019, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 32 Acres were born — ranking #3,532 that year. As of 2026, Acre ranks #3,793 for baby boys with 29 births, rising sharply (+115% over the past five years). In total, more than 179 Acres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Acre
Phonetically similar names — useful when Acre is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aker
- Achor
- Acher
- Achr
- Agar
- Agere
- Occur
- Ochre
- Ichor
- Acker
- Acr
- Ocur
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About the name Acre
Acre is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 179 births in the dataset. Acre's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,532. Use the chart and map above to compare Acre's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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