Lera
Lera was the 9826th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 615th; the most babies were born in 1921 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,098 places. More babies were named Lera in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,826 girls, down 548 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192173 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,609babies recorded
Lera popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,826 | 10 |
| 2020 | #9,278 | 11 |
| 2010 | #14,343 | 7 |
| 2000 | #10,384 | 9 |
| 1990 | #12,238 | 6 |
| 1980 | #7,120 | 9 |
| 1970 | #4,925 | 11 |
| 1960 | #3,284 | 15 |
| 1950 | #2,614 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,534 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,173 | 41 |
| 1920 | #869 | 70 |
| 1910 | #715 | 35 |
| 1900 | #905 | 18 |
| 1890 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lera, counting every spelling?
Lera is the most common spelling of a name family that had 10 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 10 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lera | 10 | #9,826 | 55 |
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 Lera?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lera (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lera 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lera.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lera?
About 800 people born in the US named Lera are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 19 and 75. That makes Lera a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lera: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lera, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lera
How popular is the name Lera?
Lera was the 9826th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1905, when it ranked 615th; the most babies were born in 1921 (73). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,098 places. More babies were named Lera in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lera a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lera in the US.