Jera
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JEER-uh
Jera is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jera mean?
Slovene name of unclear origin; also the name of a rune
Also the name of a rune in the old Germanic alphabet, meaning year or harvest.
Is Jera a girl's or a boy's name?
Jera is a girls' name.
How popular is Jera in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the girls named Jera in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jera in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 18 | #4,471 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 26 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 27 | #3,134 |
| 1979 | 20 | #3,776 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,513 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 14 | #3,773 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
Names like Jera
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jenna, Jessica, Samantha, Tessa, Kayla, Amanda, Sasha, Jasmine, Ana, Sara, Jordan, Joanna
Names related to Jera
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jera: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jera, updated 20 October 2026.