Total births
10
Girls' name · since 1931
Wera
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.
- 10
- total births
- 1931–1935
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Wera sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 10 recorded since 1931.
Wera has 10 recorded births among girls since 1931, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 1935.
- 10 total births
- 1931–1935 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
10 girls have been named Wera since 1931, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1935.
- 10
- total births
- 1931–1935
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Wera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wera's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded.
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 · 1931–1935
- 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
1930s was Wera's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Wera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wera? ▼
Since 1931, Social Security records show 10 babies named Wera. The most recent recorded year was 1935. Its busiest year on record 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 July 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, 1931–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wera: Baby Name Since 1931 - 10 Births, Peak 1931." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wera. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wera 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 July 2026.