Recorded 1944–2002 Girls' name Peak 1945 298 births

Eraina — girls' name

298 babies named Eraina in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1945. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s561950s211960s691970s891980s531990s52000s5
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Eraina was born in this single decade.

1945
Single peak year

18 babies were named Eraina in 1945 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eraina

The Social Security Administration has registered 298 babies named Eraina between 1944 and 2002, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eraina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1945, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eraina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Eraina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eraina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eraina 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 298 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.

Eraina at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

298

Since 1944

59 years of records

Peak year

1945

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1944

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2002

Eraina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1944

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1945)
18
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
05101520 20021984197819731967196119491944 8

Eraina by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
89 births that decade — 30% of Eraina's all-time total
1940s561950s211960s691970s891980s531990s52000s5

Eraina by state

Where Eraina concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eraina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.0%
California share of Eraina's total US births 2.0%

6 of 298 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eraina?
298 babies have been named Eraina since 1944. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1945 with 18 births.
When was Eraina most popular?
Eraina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1945.
Where is Eraina most popular?
The top states for the name Eraina are California (6 births).
How long has the name Eraina been used?
Eraina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 59 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Eraina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Era, Erandi, Erandy, Erabella, 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, 1944–2002 (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.