Recorded 1953–2023 Girls' name Peak 1980 769 births

Jera — girls' name

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.

1950s101960s501970s1341980s1951990s1582000s1342010s672020s21
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Jera was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

27 babies were named Jera in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jera

The Social Security Administration has registered 769 babies named Jera between 1953 and 2023, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jera performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Jera in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jera 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 769 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.

Jera at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

769

Since 1953

71 years of records

Peak year

1980

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1953

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1953

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
27
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
051015202530 202320132005199719891981197319641953 5

Jera by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
195 births that decade — 25% of Jera's all-time total
1950s101960s501970s1341980s1951990s1582000s1342010s672020s21

Jera by state

Where Jera concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.7%
#2 Oklahoma
5 0.7%
California share of Jera's total US births 0.7%
Even split

5 of 769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jera?
769 babies have been named Jera since 1953. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 27 births.
When was Jera most popular?
Jera was most popular in the 1980s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Jera most popular?
The top states for the name Jera are California (5 births), Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Jera been used?
Jera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 71 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jeri, Jerry, Jerri, Jerrie, 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, 1953–2023 (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.