Boy or Girl

Is Era a boy or girl name?

Era is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 57 girls and 8 boys were named Era, so 87.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.1% of the 5,944 US babies named Era were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#9,221
Girl rank, 2024
#2,890
Babies named Era since 1880
5,944
Most popular year
1916
157 babies
Babies named Era each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Era from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Era, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s0169100%
1890s0522100%
1900s0746100%
1910s121,20799%
1920s161,14198.6%
1930s0554100%
1940s636198.4%
1950s0248100%
1960s0129100%
1970s0104100%
1980s049100%
1990s039100%
2000s0116100%
2010s0268100%
2020s2023792.2%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20248#9,22157#2,890
20237#10,04041#3,724
20220–50#3,232
20210–47#3,356
20205#12,61242#3,566
20190–43#3,568
20180–37#3,948
20170–30#4,601
20160–35#4,188
20150–26#5,174
20140–22#5,855
20130–21#6,091
20120–20#6,416
20110–19#6,658
20100–15#8,022
20090–15#8,178
20080–17#7,518
20070–14#8,671
20060–10#10,834
20050–14#8,031
20040–15#7,520
20030–11#9,246
20020–12#8,448
20010–0–
20000–8#11,051
19990–6#13,199
19980–0–
19970–11#7,936
19960–5#14,199
19950–0–
19940–0–
19930–6#12,260
19920–6#12,236
19910–0–
19900–5#13,641
19890–6#11,258
19880–0–
19870–6#10,249
19860–9#7,291
19850–10#6,599
19840–8#7,597
19830–0–
19820–0–
19810–0–
19800–10#6,435
19790–8#7,511
19780–12#5,298
19770–11#5,614
19760–12#4,972
19750–7#7,384
19740–12#4,810
19730–6#7,705
19720–9#5,607
19710–13#4,373
19700–14#4,104
19690–17#3,363
19680–5#7,332
19670–7#5,635
19660–12#3,799
19650–12#3,802
19640–13#3,750
19630–17#3,102
19620–17#3,077
19610–15#3,363
19600–14#3,404
19590–27#2,205
19580–19#2,693
19570–20#2,589
19560–20#2,560
19550–24#2,236
19540–29#1,957
19530–25#2,088
19520–30#1,834
19510–27#1,897
19500–27#1,845
19496#3,43724#1,976
19480–37#1,524
19470–46#1,364
19460–35#1,485
19450–38#1,297
19440–38#1,297
19430–30#1,537
19420–41#1,252
19410–32#1,361
19400–40#1,155
19390–43#1,091
19380–61#906
19370–39#1,147
19360–43#1,070
19350–55#941
19340–57#908
19330–64#839
19320–61#901
19310–59#901
19300–72#840
19296#3,68383#770
19280–81#795
19270–107#704
19260–117#669
19250–122#670
19240–114#696
19230–122#672
19220–131#640
19210–135#638
192010#2,831129#635
19195#4,362150#565
19180–142#598
19170–145#561
19160–157#526
19150–145#522
19147#2,738118#515
19130–95#522
19120–86#522
19110–78#463
19100–91#414
19090–79#411
19080–77#411
19070–84#387
19060–66#422
19050–67#416
19040–87#349
19030–79#355
19020–68#382
19010–65#371
19000–74#387
18990–48#423
18980–84#340
18970–72#344
18960–54#385
18950–47#413
18940–46#410
18930–43#408
18920–34#467
18910–45#372
18900–49#363
18890–26#488
18880–26#492
18870–21#492
18860–19#513
18850–21#461
18840–15#548
18830–14#527
18820–7#764
18810–9#594
18800–11#528

Highest rank

As a boy name, Era reached #2,738 in 1914. As a girl name, it reached #340 in 1898. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Girls

Boys

Names spelled like Era

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.