Recorded 1906–1988 Girls' name Peak 1927 198 births

Eria — girls' name

198 babies named Eria in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s441920s631930s341940s161950s71960s101980s18
1920s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Eria was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

16 babies were named Eria in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eria

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Eria between 1906 and 1988, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eria performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Eria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Eria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eria 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 198 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.

Eria at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

198

Since 1906

83 years of records

Peak year

1927

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1906

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1988

Eria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1906

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1927)
16
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
05101520 19881960194019311926192119131906 6

Eria by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
63 births that decade — 32% of Eria's all-time total
1900s61910s441920s631930s341940s161950s71960s101980s18

Eria by state

Where Eria concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Eria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 2.5%
Alabama share of Eria's total US births 2.5%

5 of 198 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eria?
198 babies have been named Eria since 1906. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1927 with 16 births.
When was Eria most popular?
Eria was most popular in the 1920s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Eria most popular?
The top states for the name Eria are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Eria been used?
Eria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 83 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Eria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Erin, Erica, Erika, Ericka, 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, 1906–1988 (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.