Total births
98
Girls' name · since 2017
Aera
98 babies named Aera in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7227
- among girls today
- 98
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other girls
Aera currently ranks #7227 among girls' names in America, with 98 babies recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Aera recorded 98 times among girls since 2017, holding rank #7227 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #7227 among girls today
- 98 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 59% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Aera is currently the #7227 girls' name in America, more common than 59% of girls - 98 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7227
- among girls today
- 98
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other girls
Aera vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7227
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 59% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
85% of everyone ever named Aera was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
19 babies were named Aera in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Aera compares
98 24th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aera's all-time total is 74% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aera | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 98 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 48 | 19,840 |
Aera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aera's full recorded timeline at 2021, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aera at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#7,227
Active since
2017
Aera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Aera by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aera's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Aera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 83 births (85% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aera? ▼
98 babies have been named Aera since 2017. It currently ranks #7227 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 19 births.
When was Aera most popular? ▼
Aera was most popular in the 2020s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Aera been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Aera since 2017 -- 9 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Aera? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aerial, Aeris, Aeryn, Aerin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Aera
Nearby Names Like Aera
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Aera
Aerial Girl
#9155 2,001 births
Aeris Girl
#2453 1,861 births
Aeryn Girl
#4844 1,162 births
Aerin Girl
#6731 944 births
Aerith Girl
#2433 781 births
Compare Aera side by side: Aera vs Aerial Aera vs Aeris Aera vs Aeryn
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aera: #7227 Girls' Name - 98 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aera. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aera draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.