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Zera

/ˈzɛɹə/ · 99% girls · 15 born in 2025

Zera has been given to about 703 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈzɛɹə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 302
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zera per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 23
  • Born in 202515
  • All time703
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Zera?

Its best year was 1921, when 23 babies were given the name, ranking 1866th. The typical living American called Zera is about 13 years old today.

Names that sound like Zera

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vera0.81
  2. Tera0.81
  3. Era0.81
  4. Terra0.78
  5. Sierra0.74
  6. Zena0.75
  7. Zara0.74
  8. Zora0.74

Middle names for Zera

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

Sibling names for Zera

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.78
  2. Soleither · 0.77
  3. Ambrosebrother · 0.76
  4. Birdiesister · 0.76
  5. Winniesister · 0.75
  6. Forestbrother · 0.73

Where Zera is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.