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Jera

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Jera has been given to about 769 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 747
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jera per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time769

How popular is Jera?

Its best year was 1980, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 3158th. The typical living American called Jera is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Jera

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vera0.81
  2. Tera0.81
  3. Era0.81
  4. Terra0.78
  5. Jena0.75
  6. Jenna0.72
  7. Debra0.70
  8. Meera0.73

Middle names for Jera

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jera Rose0.83
  2. Jera Louise0.83
  3. Jera Pearl0.82
  4. Jera Quinn0.82
  5. Jera Nell0.82
  6. Jera Wren0.81

Sibling names for Jera

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.78
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.77
  3. Elishaeither · 0.76
  4. Marisolsister · 0.76
  5. Kareembrother · 0.76
  6. Aronbrother · 0.75

Where Jera is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jera White0.78
    2. Jera Reyes0.78
    3. Jera Nguyen0.78
    4. Jera Moore0.78
    5. Jera Lee0.78
    6. Jera Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jera

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.