Zera is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1921 and has grown less common since.
Zera is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,483 for girl births in the United States (and #12,907 across all names), given to 15 babies. Zera first appears in 1890 and peaked in 1921 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | #7,483 | — |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | #8,937 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | #8,986 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #7,627 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #9,554 | — |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #9,539 | — |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #7,711 | — |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #7,757 | — |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 | #8,773 | — |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #10,107 | — |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,991 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #16,484 | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #13,131 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #16,834 | — |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | #13,335 | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #19,803 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #20,165 | — |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | #12,569 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #20,547 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #20,038 | — |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #18,072 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #16,147 | — |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,952 | — |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,898 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #8,288 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #9,643 | — |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,827 | — |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #5,750 | — |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #5,408 | — |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #5,242 | — |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,343 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,685 | — |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #4,052 | — |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #4,121 | — |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,780 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,993 | — |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,798 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #4,203 | — |
| 1931 | 8 | — | #3,495 | — |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #5,277 | — |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,434 | — |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,873 | — |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,848 | — |
| 1925 | 13 | — | #2,775 | — |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #3,143 | — |
| 1923 | 16 | — | #2,365 | — |
| 1922 | 17 | — | #2,290 | — |
| 1921 | 23 | — | #1,866 | — |
| 1920 | 19 | — | #2,589 | #4,988 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | #3,449 | — |
| 1918 | 12 | — | #2,819 | — |
| 1917 | 15 | — | #2,315 | — |
| 1916 | 21 | — | #2,132 | #4,532 |
| 1915 | 19 | — | #1,799 | — |
| 1914 | 10 | — | #2,431 | — |
| 1913 | 15 | — | #1,600 | — |
| 1912 | 12 | — | #1,718 | — |
| 1911 | 12 | — | #1,449 | — |
| 1910 | 9 | — | #1,771 | — |
| 1909 | 15 | — | #1,103 | — |
| 1908 | 8 | — | #1,674 | — |
| 1907 | 13 | — | #1,141 | — |
| 1906 | 11 | — | #1,228 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,230 | — |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,657 | — |
| 1902 | 6 | — | #1,790 | — |
| 1901 | 9 | — | #1,226 | — |
| 1900 | 8 | — | #1,559 | — |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #1,594 | — |
| 1898 | 6 | — | #1,698 | — |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,551 | — |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,578 | — |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,591 | — |
| 1894 | 6 | — | #1,484 | — |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,651 | — |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,534 | — |