Girls' name · since 1914

Erah

Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Erah, peaking in 1914. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#55,192 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade

Erah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1914.

Erah has 10 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1923.

  • #55,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1914
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erah ranks #55,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.

#55,192 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1914
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Erah's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Erah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Erah's full recorded timeline at 1923, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births.

Erah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1923

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1914)
5
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
5 19141923 5

Erah by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1910s was Erah's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Erah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Erah?
10 babies have been named Erah since 1914. All-time, it sits at #55,192 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
Where does Erah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Erah ranks #55,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Erah most popular?
Erah was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Erah been used?
Erah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 10 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Erah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Era, Erandi, Erandy, Eraina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Erah's data

  • Erah's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Erah

Nearby Names Like Erah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Erah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Erah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1914–1923 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Erah 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 August 2026.