Girls' name · since 1961
Kera
3,458 babies named Kera in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,458
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,458 babies have been named Kera since 1961, making it today's #11116 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Kera recorded 3,458 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #11116 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #3,287 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,116 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,458 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kera ranks #3,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,116 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,458 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,458
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kera's 3,458 recorded births place it above 95.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kera compares
3,458 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kera's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,458 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kera's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 128, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Kera by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (985 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Kera's strongest decade.
985 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s
1970s
411 births
- 1980s
1980s
985 births
- 1990s
1990s
831 births
- 2000s
2000s
804 births
- 2010s 306
2010s
306 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 985 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kera 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 Kera's total volume
Kera by state
Where Kera concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 183 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 180 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 152 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 109 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 76 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 71 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 40 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 36 | 1.0% |
183 of 3,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Kera appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kera's data
- Kera's decade-level peak was the 1980s (985 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Keras (183 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 Kera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Kera 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.