Recorded 1954–1995 Girls' name Peak 1986 136 births

Gera — girls' name

136 babies named Gera in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s241970s371980s321990s17
1970s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Gera was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

10 babies were named Gera in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gera

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Gera between 1954 and 1995, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gera performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Gera shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gera 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 136 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.

Gera at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

136

Since 1954

42 years of records

Peak year

1986

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1954

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1995

Gera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1954

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1986)
10
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 199519881983197719731965195919561954 5

Gera by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
37 births that decade — 27% of Gera's all-time total
1950s261960s241970s371980s321990s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gera?
136 babies have been named Gera since 1954. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1986 with 10 births.
When was Gera most popular?
Gera was most popular in the 1970s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Gera been used?
Gera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 42 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Gera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Geraldine, Gertrude, Gertie, Geri, 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, 1954–1995 (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.