Girls' name · since 1890
Zera
693 babies named Zera in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,152 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 693
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
693 babies have been named Zera since 1890, making it today's #7152 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zera has been recorded 693 times among girls since 1890, currently ranked #7152 nationally and more common than 59% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #9,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,152 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 693 born since 1890
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zera ranks #9,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,152 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 693 born since 1890, peaking in the 1910s.
- #9,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,152 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 693
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zera's 693 recorded births place it above 86.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zera compares
693 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Zera's all-time total is 84% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 693 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zera's full recorded timeline at 1935, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zera popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Zera popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1916 (Zera as boys' name)
Zera by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (129 births, 19% of the file).
1910s was Zera's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Zera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s
1900s
82 births
- 1910s
1910s
129 births
- 1920s
1920s
122 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 129 births (19% of all-time use).
How Zera 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 Zera's total volume
Zera by state
Where Zera concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
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What to do with Zera's data
- Zera's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zeras (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Zera 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.