Era
Era was the 2704th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 340th; the most babies were born in 1916 (157). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,471 places. More babies were named Era in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,704 girls, up 862 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64girls
- Girls and boys
- 95% girls, 5% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1916157 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,009babies recorded
Era popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,704 | — | 64 | — |
| 2020 | #3,566 | #12,621 | 42 | 5 |
| 2010 | #8,022 | — | 15 | — |
| 2000 | #11,051 | — | 8 | — |
| 1990 | #13,640 | — | 5 | — |
| 1980 | #6,435 | — | 10 | — |
| 1970 | #4,103 | — | 14 | — |
| 1960 | #3,406 | — | 14 | — |
| 1950 | #1,845 | — | 27 | — |
| 1940 | #1,155 | — | 40 | — |
| 1930 | #840 | — | 72 | — |
| 1920 | #635 | #2,832 | 129 | 10 |
| 1910 | #414 | — | 91 | — |
| 1900 | #387 | — | 74 | — |
| 1890 | #363 | — | 49 | — |
| 1880 | #528 | — | 11 | — |
How popular is Era, counting every spelling?
Era is the most common spelling of a name family that had 72 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 72 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Era | 64 | #2,704 | 260 |
| Eera | 8 | #11,201 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Era?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Era (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Era born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Era.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Era?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Era are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 8 and 74. That makes Era mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Era by state
How common Era was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.5×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Era: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Era, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Era
How popular is the name Era?
Era was the 2704th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 340th; the most babies were born in 1916 (157). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,471 places. More babies were named Era in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Era a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 95% girls, 5% boys given the name Era in the US.
Where is Era most popular?
In 2021–2025, Era was most common in New York (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and California.