Recorded 1911–1942 Girls' name Peak 1919 83 births

Eara — girls' name

83 babies named Eara in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Eara was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

9 babies were named Eara in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eara

The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Eara between 1911 and 1942, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eara performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Eara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eara in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 83 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eara at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

83

Since 1911

32 years of records

Peak year

1919

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1911

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1942

Eara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1911

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1919)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Eara by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
29 births that decade — 35% of Eara's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eara?
83 babies have been named Eara since 1911. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1919 with 9 births.
When was Eara most popular?
Eara was most popular in the 1910s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Eara been used?
Eara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 32 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Eara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Earline, Earnestine, Earlene, Eartha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–1942 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.