Total births
10
Recorded 1931–1935 Girls' name Peak 1931 10 births
Wera — girls' name
10 babies named Wera in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1930s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Wera was born in this single decade.
1931
Single peak year
5 babies were named Wera in 1931 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Wera
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Wera between 1931 and 1935, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1931, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Wera performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Wera 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 10 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.
Wera at a glance
Last recorded 1935Peak year
1931
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1931
Wera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1931
- Peak year (1931)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
Wera by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Wera's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wera? ▼
10 babies have been named Wera since 1931. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1931 with 5 births.
When was Wera most popular? ▼
Wera was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Wera been used? ▼
Wera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 5 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Wera? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Weronika. 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, 1931–1935 (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.