Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1916

Era

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,704 Trend ↑ Rising 38%
Rank 2025
#2,704
among girls · ↑161 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
64
named Era · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,114
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1916
157 babies
All-time total
6,009
#2,293 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Era popularity over time

6,009 babies have been named Era since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 169 – 169 17 – #461
1890s 522 – 522 52 +209% #340
1900s 746 – 746 75 +43% #349
1910s 1,207 12 1,219 122 +63% #414
1920s 1,141 16 1,157 116 -5% #635
1930s 554 – 554 55 -52% #839
1940s 361 6 367 37 -34% #1,155
1950s 248 – 248 25 -32% #1,834
1960s 129 – 129 13 -48% #3,079
1970s 104 – 104 10 -19% #4,103
1980s 49 – 49 5 -53% #6,435
1990s 39 – 39 4 -20% #7,937
2000s 116 – 116 12 +197% #7,519
2010s 268 – 268 27 +131% #3,569
2020s (to 2025) 302 20 322 54 +100% #2,704

Where Era is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 68 0.04 outside top 500
2027 71 0.04 outside top 500
2028 75 0.05 outside top 500
2029 77 0.05 outside top 500
2030 80 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Era

Era is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,704 in 2025 with 64 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 6,009 American babies have been named Era. Its peak came in 1916, when 157 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Era stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Era?

The median living Era is about 48 years old; half are between 8 and 76. An estimated 1,600 people named Era are alive in the United States today.

median 48 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Era year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 64 #2,704 – –
2024 58 #2,865 8 #9,250
2023 41 #3,730 7 #10,048
2022 50 #3,236 – –
2021 47 #3,357 – –
2020 42 #3,566 5 #12,621
2019 43 #3,569 – –
2018 37 #3,949 – –
2017 30 #4,603 – –
2016 35 #4,189 – –
2015 26 #5,175 – –
2014 22 #5,855 – –
2013 21 #6,093 – –
2012 20 #6,419 – –
2011 19 #6,658 – –
2010 15 #8,022 – –
2009 15 #8,179 – –
2008 17 #7,519 – –
2007 14 #8,672 – –
2006 10 #10,835 – –
2005 14 #8,031 – –
2004 15 #7,521 – –
2003 11 #9,246 – –
2002 12 #8,448 – –
2001 – – – –
2000 8 #11,051 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 5 #13,640 – –
1985 10 #6,600 – –
1980 10 #6,435 – –
1975 7 #7,384 – –
1970 14 #4,103 – –
1965 12 #3,803 – –
1960 14 #3,406 – –
1955 24 #2,236 – –
1950 27 #1,845 – –
1945 38 #1,297 – –
1940 40 #1,155 – –
1935 55 #941 – –
1930 72 #840 – –
1925 122 #670 – –
1920 129 #635 10 #2,832
1915 145 #522 – –
1910 91 #414 – –
1905 67 #416 – –
1900 74 #387 – –
1895 47 #413 – –
1890 49 #363 – –
1885 21 #461 – –
1880 11 #528 – –

Famous people named Era

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Era Istrefi Era Istrefi Kosovar singer (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Era, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Era?

The median living Era is about 48 years old. Half of all living Eras are between 8 and 76 years old.

How many people named Era are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Era are alive in the United States, based on 6,009 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Era in 2025?

Era ranked #2,704 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 64 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Era?

6,009 babies have been named Era in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Era most popular?

Era peaked in 1916, when 157 newborns received the name.

Is Era a boy or girl name?

Era is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Era rising or falling?

Era is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Era become more popular?

Era is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 80 girls named Era in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Era?

Well-known people named Era include Era Istrefi (singer).

Names like Era

Names that sound and feel close to Era: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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