Era is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1916 and has grown less common since.
Era is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,704 for girl births in the United States (and #4,759 across all names), given to 64 babies. Era was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (157 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | #2,704 | — |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | #2,865 | #9,250 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #3,730 | #10,048 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | #3,236 | — |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | #3,357 | — |
| 2020 | 47 | 47 | #3,566 | #12,621 |
| 2019 | 43 | 43 | #3,569 | — |
| 2018 | 37 | 37 | #3,949 | — |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | #4,603 | — |
| 2016 | 35 | 35 | #4,189 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | 26 | #5,175 | — |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #5,855 | — |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #6,093 | — |
| 2012 | 20 | 20 | #6,419 | — |
| 2011 | 19 | 19 | #6,658 | — |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #8,022 | — |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #8,179 | — |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #7,519 | — |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #8,672 | — |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #10,835 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,031 | — |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,521 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #9,246 | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #8,448 | — |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #11,051 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,199 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #7,937 | — |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,199 | — |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #12,260 | — |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #12,236 | — |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #13,640 | — |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,260 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,250 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,291 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,600 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,597 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,435 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,511 | — |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #5,299 | — |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,614 | — |
| 1976 | 12 | — | #4,970 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,384 | — |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #4,810 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #7,705 | — |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,610 | — |
| 1971 | 13 | — | #4,373 | — |
| 1970 | 14 | — | #4,103 | — |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #3,364 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,333 | — |
| 1967 | 7 | — | #5,636 | — |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,799 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,803 | — |
| 1964 | 13 | — | #3,750 | — |
| 1963 | 17 | — | #3,105 | — |
| 1962 | 17 | — | #3,079 | — |
| 1961 | 15 | — | #3,362 | — |
| 1960 | 14 | — | #3,406 | — |
| 1959 | 27 | — | #2,205 | — |
| 1958 | 20 | — | #2,599 | — |
| 1957 | 20 | — | #2,588 | — |
| 1956 | 19 | — | #2,656 | — |
| 1955 | 24 | — | #2,236 | — |
| 1954 | 29 | — | #1,957 | — |
| 1953 | 25 | — | #2,089 | — |
| 1952 | 30 | — | #1,834 | — |
| 1951 | 27 | — | #1,897 | — |
| 1950 | 27 | — | #1,845 | — |
| 1949 | 30 | — | #1,976 | #3,437 |
| 1948 | 37 | — | #1,524 | — |
| 1947 | 46 | — | #1,364 | — |
| 1946 | 35 | — | #1,485 | — |
| 1945 | 38 | — | #1,297 | — |
| 1944 | 37 | — | #1,322 | — |
| 1943 | 31 | — | #1,502 | — |
| 1942 | 41 | — | #1,252 | — |
| 1941 | 32 | — | #1,361 | — |
| 1940 | 40 | — | #1,155 | — |
| 1939 | 43 | — | #1,092 | — |
| 1938 | 61 | — | #906 | — |
| 1937 | 39 | — | #1,147 | — |
| 1936 | 43 | — | #1,070 | — |
| 1935 | 55 | — | #941 | — |
| 1934 | 57 | — | #908 | — |
| 1933 | 64 | — | #839 | — |
| 1932 | 61 | — | #901 | — |
| 1931 | 59 | — | #901 | — |
| 1930 | 72 | — | #840 | — |
| 1929 | 89 | — | #770 | #3,682 |
| 1928 | 81 | — | #795 | — |
| 1927 | 107 | — | #704 | — |
| 1926 | 117 | — | #669 | — |
| 1925 | 122 | — | #670 | — |
| 1924 | 114 | — | #696 | — |
| 1923 | 122 | — | #672 | — |
| 1922 | 131 | — | #640 | — |
| 1921 | 135 | — | #638 | — |
| 1920 | 139 | — | #635 | #2,832 |
| 1919 | 155 | — | #565 | #4,362 |
| 1918 | 142 | — | #598 | — |
| 1917 | 145 | — | #561 | — |
| 1916 | 157 | — | #526 | — |
| 1915 | 145 | — | #522 | — |
| 1914 | 125 | — | #515 | #2,738 |
| 1913 | 95 | — | #522 | — |
| 1912 | 86 | — | #522 | — |
| 1911 | 78 | — | #463 | — |
| 1910 | 91 | — | #414 | — |
| 1909 | 79 | — | #411 | — |
| 1908 | 77 | — | #411 | — |
| 1907 | 84 | — | #387 | — |
| 1906 | 66 | — | #422 | — |
| 1905 | 67 | — | #416 | — |
| 1904 | 87 | — | #349 | — |
| 1903 | 79 | — | #355 | — |
| 1902 | 68 | — | #382 | — |
| 1901 | 65 | — | #371 | — |
| 1900 | 74 | — | #387 | — |
| 1899 | 48 | — | #423 | — |
| 1898 | 84 | — | #340 | — |
| 1897 | 72 | — | #344 | — |
| 1896 | 54 | — | #385 | — |
| 1895 | 47 | — | #413 | — |
| 1894 | 46 | — | #410 | — |
| 1893 | 43 | — | #408 | — |
| 1892 | 34 | — | #467 | — |
| 1891 | 45 | — | #372 | — |
| 1890 | 49 | — | #363 | — |
| 1889 | 26 | — | #488 | — |
| 1888 | 26 | — | #492 | — |
| 1887 | 21 | — | #492 | — |
| 1886 | 19 | — | #513 | — |
| 1885 | 21 | — | #461 | — |
| 1884 | 15 | — | #548 | — |
| 1883 | 14 | — | #527 | — |
| 1882 | 7 | — | #764 | — |
| 1881 | 9 | — | #594 | — |
| 1880 | 11 | — | #528 | — |