Name Legacy

Jera

Recorded 1953–2023 · United States

Jera was most popular in 1980, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,929 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 769 people named Jera.

Most popular in1980
Rank that year#4,929
Births that year27
Total since 1880769
Given to100% girls

Jera over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jera’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jera a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jera is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 769 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org