Girls' name · since 1894
Nera
151 babies named Nera in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nera sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 151 recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nera has been recorded 151 times among girls since 1894, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2024.
- #22,723 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nera ranks #22,723 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,723 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nera's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nera splits its recorded history at 1927: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2024
- Peak year (1928)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Nera by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (46 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Nera's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Nera's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1894–2024 (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 Nera 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.