Era
#2,691 for girls in 2025, 64 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #8,987
Given to girls 99.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1898 · 84 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,955since 1880
Era over time
Rank among girls' names. Era has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,691 | 64 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,857 | 58 | #8,987 | 8 |
| 2023 | #3,709 | 41 | #9,763 | 7 |
| 2022 | #3,220 | 50 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,339 | 47 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,546 | 42 | #12,022 | 5 |
| 2019 | #3,552 | 43 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,918 | 37 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,576 | 30 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,157 | 35 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,127 | 26 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,797 | 22 | — | |
| 2013 | #6,017 | 21 | — | |
| 2012 | #6,341 | 20 | — | |
| 2011 | #6,564 | 19 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | — | |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | — | |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,048 | 11 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 | — | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | — | |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | — | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | — | |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | — | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | — | |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | — | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | — | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | — | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | — | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,214 | 12 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | — | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,311 | 13 | — | |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | — | |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,692 | 13 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,066 | 17 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,191 | 27 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,581 | 20 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,563 | 20 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,949 | 29 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,071 | 25 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,820 | 30 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,885 | 27 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,835 | 27 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,967 | 24 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #1,520 | 37 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,357 | 46 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,292 | 38 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,315 | 37 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,492 | 31 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,249 | 41 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,355 | 32 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,150 | 40 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,091 | 43 | — | |
| 1938 | #905 | 61 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,144 | 39 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,062 | 43 | — | |
| 1935 | #937 | 55 | — | |
| 1934 | #905 | 57 | — | |
| 1933 | #834 | 64 | — | |
| 1932 | #899 | 61 | — | |
| 1931 | #899 | 59 | — | |
| 1930 | #840 | 72 | — | |
| 1929 | #764 | 83 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #794 | 81 | — | |
| 1927 | #704 | 107 | — | |
| 1926 | #669 | 117 | — | |
| 1925 | #668 | 122 | — | |
| 1924 | #695 | 114 | — | |
| 1923 | #671 | 122 | — | |
| 1922 | #639 | 131 | — | |
| 1921 | #636 | 135 | — | |
| 1920 | #633 | 129 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #565 | 150 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #596 | 142 | — | |
| 1917 | #561 | 145 | — | |
| 1916 | #524 | 157 | — | |
| 1915 | #522 | 145 | — | |
| 1914 | #515 | 118 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #522 | 95 | — | |
| 1912 | #521 | 86 | — | |
| 1911 | #463 | 78 | — | |
| 1910 | #412 | 91 | — | |
| 1909 | #410 | 79 | — | |
| 1908 | #410 | 77 | — | |
| 1907 | #387 | 84 | — | |
| 1906 | #420 | 66 | — | |
| 1905 | #413 | 67 | — | |
| 1904 | #349 | 87 | — | |
| 1903 | #355 | 79 | — | |
| 1902 | #381 | 68 | — | |
| 1901 | #371 | 65 | — | |
| 1900 | #387 | 74 | — | |
| 1899 | #421 | 48 | — | |
| 1898 | #340 | 84 | — | |
| 1897 | #344 | 72 | — | |
| 1896 | #385 | 54 | — | |
| 1895 | #411 | 47 | — | |
| 1894 | #409 | 46 | — | |
| 1893 | #408 | 43 | — | |
| 1892 | #465 | 34 | — | |
| 1891 | #372 | 45 | — | |
| 1890 | #361 | 49 | — | |
| 1889 | #486 | 26 | — | |
| 1888 | #486 | 26 | — | |
| 1887 | #489 | 21 | — | |
| 1886 | #508 | 19 | — | |
| 1885 | #459 | 21 | — | |
| 1884 | #541 | 15 | — | |
| 1883 | #517 | 14 | — | |
| 1882 | #740 | 7 | — | |
| 1881 | #582 | 9 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Era was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1981–1983, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Era is popular in 1914
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#183 · 1 in 1,061
- Mississippi#217 · 1 in 1,107
- Texas#247 · 1 in 1,179
- Georgia#276 · 1 in 2,086
- Tennessee#287 · 1 in 2,086
Best ever in a state: #130 in Alabama, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #183 | 19 | 1 in 1,061 |
| Mississippi | #217 | 13 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Texas | #247 | 30 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Georgia | #276 | 12 | 1 in 2,086 |
| Tennessee | #287 | 8 | 1 in 2,086 |
| Louisiana | #328 | 7 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Oklahoma | #379 | 5 | 1 in 2,679 |
| North Carolina | #384 | 6 | 1 in 3,939 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Era
- 166 spots since 2024 (#2,857 → #2,691)
- 855 spots since 2020 (#3,546 → #2,691)
- 2,436 spots since 2015 (#5,127 → #2,691)
- Biggest jump: 239 spots in 1938 (#1,144 → #905)
- Biggest drop: 186 spots in 1939 (#905 → #1,091)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1898 at #340 (84 births)
- Births halved by 1937, 39 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1880–1935
- Highest: 1 in 3,081 girls born in 1898 were named Era (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 25,114 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.3% of all girls named Era (1,207) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 169 | #459 (1885) | #533 |
| 1890s | 522 | #340 (1898) | #392 |
| 1900s | 746 | #349 (1904) | #388 |
| 1910s | 1,207 | #412 (1910) | #520 |
| 1920s | 1,141 | #633 (1920) | #687 |
| 1930s | 554 | #834 (1933) | #952 |
| 1940s | 361 | #1,150 (1940) | #1,418 |
| 1950s | 248 | #1,820 (1952) | #2,174 |
| 1960s | 129 | #3,033 (1962) | #3,973 |
| 1970s | 104 | #4,038 (1970) | #5,612 |
| 1980s | 49 | #6,319 (1980) | #7,997 |
| 1990s | 39 | #7,742 (1997) | #11,737 |
| 2000s | 116 | #7,391 (2004) | #8,661 |
| 2010s | 268 | #3,552 (2019) | #5,393 |
| 2020s | 302 | #2,691 (2025) | #3,227 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Era in 1914
Top girls' names in 1914
Top boys' names in 1914
More about 1914
girls
761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 6,454 of them was named Era, which outranked 87.8% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 93,537 of them was named Era, which outranked 29.5% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,457Yancey8
- #2,457Yates8
- #2,457Zolton8
- #2,651Era7
- #2,651Ad7
- #2,651Adair7
- #2,651Adalbert7
- #2,915Abbot6
- #2,915Abelardo6
- #2,915Abundio6
Tied with 263 names at #2,651; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.