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Girl name

Nera

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Nera has been given to about 151 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 68
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nera per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1928 · 13
  • Born in 20250
  • All time151

How popular is Nera?

Its best year was 1928, when 13 babies were given the name, ranking 2588th. The typical living American called Nera is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Nera

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nedra0.85
  2. Vera0.81
  3. Tera0.81
  4. Era0.81
  5. Terra0.78
  6. Nora0.74
  7. Neva0.75
  8. Nena0.75

Middle names for Nera

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nera Josephine0.84
  2. Nera Rose0.83
  3. Nera Louise0.83
  4. Nera June0.82
  5. Nera Pearl0.82
  6. Nera Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nera

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleither · 0.69
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.68
  3. Marcelinesister · 0.63
  4. Ilasister · 0.63
  5. Lettiesister · 0.62
  6. Forestbrother · 0.62

Where Nera is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nera White0.78
    2. Nera Reyes0.78
    3. Nera Moore0.78
    4. Nera Lee0.78
    5. Nera Hill0.78
    6. Nera Green0.78

    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 Nera

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

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