Total births
298
Girls' name · since 1999
Alera
Alera has 298 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12750
- among girls today
- 298
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Alera currently ranks #12750 among girls' names in America, with 298 babies recorded since 1999.
Alera has 298 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12750 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #12750 among girls today
- 298 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Alera is currently the #12750 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 298 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12750
- among girls today
- 298
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Alera vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12750
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Alera was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
19 babies were named Alera in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
How Alera compares
298 45th 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
Alera's all-time total is 22% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alera | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 48 | 19,840 |
Alera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Alera's full recorded timeline at 2012, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Alera at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2005
Current rank
#12,750
Active since
1999
Alera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Alera by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Alera's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Alera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 134 births (45% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Alera? ▼
Alera has been given to 298 babies in the U.S. since 1999, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12750 as of the latest data. 19 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
When was Alera most popular? ▼
Alera was most popular in the 2000s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Alera been used? ▼
Alera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Alera? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Alexis, Alexandra, Alexa, Alexandria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Alera's data
- Alera's decade-level peak was the 2000s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Alera
Nearby Names Like Alera
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Alera
Alexis Girl
#501 344,557 births
Alexandra Girl
#221 245,451 births
Alexa Girl
#806 131,551 births
Alexandria Girl
#463 104,548 births
Alejandra Girl
#578 54,015 births
Compare Alera side by side: Alera vs Alexis Alera vs Alexandra Alera vs Alexa
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2025 (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. "Alera: #12750 Girls' Name - 298 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/alera. 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 Alera 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 June 2026.