US rank #10398 Girls' name Peak 1982 3,449 births

Kera — #10398 US girls' name

3,449 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.

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#10398
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Kera was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

128 babies were named Kera in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kera

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,449 babies named Kera between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kera currently holds the #10398 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kera performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 985 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 183 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Kera in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kera 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 3,449 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.

Kera at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,449

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

1982

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#10,398

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
128
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Kera by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
985 births that decade — 29% of Kera's all-time total
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Kera by state

Where Kera concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kera
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%
California share of Kera's total US births 5.3%
Even split

183 of 3,449 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Kera appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kera?
3,449 babies have been named Kera since 1961. It currently ranks #10398 among girls. The peak year was 1982 with 128 births.
When was Kera most popular?
Kera was most popular in the 1980s decade with 985 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Kera most popular?
The top states for the name Kera are California (183 births), Texas (180 births), Pennsylvania (152 births).
How long has the name Kera been used?
Kera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kera?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kerry, Kerri, Keri, Kerrie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1961–2024 (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.