Girls' name · since 1953
Jera
769 babies named Jera in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 769
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
769 girls have been named Jera since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jera has been recorded 769 times among girls since 1953, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2023.
- #8,978 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 769 born since 1953
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jera ranks #8,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 769 born since 1953, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 769
- born since 1953
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jera's 769 recorded births place it above 87.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jera splits its recorded history at 1992: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1953 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2023
- Peak year (1980)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Jera by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (195 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Jera's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
195 births
- 1990s
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 67
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 195 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jera compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jera's total volume
Jera by state
Where Jera concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jera's data
- Jera's decade-level peak was the 1980s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jeras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~70 yrs)
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, 1953–2023 (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 Jera 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.