How Many People Are Named Zera?
An estimated 250 people in the United States have the first name Zera. It is predominantly female (98.5%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Zera peaked in popularity in 1921 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zera as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zera paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
250
About 1 in 1,371,017 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.5% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1921
23 births
Total Registered
688
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zera
Zera is predominantly female (98.5%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Zera as a male name
Ranked #4,988 in 1920
5 male births in 1920
Peak: 1916 (5 births)
Zera as a female name
Ranked #8,914 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (23 births)
Zera: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zera span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 134 babies were registered. While Zera is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zera by Decade
How has Zera tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zera + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zera as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zera
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Zera: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zera?
We estimate approximately 250 people named Zera are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,371,017 Americans share this first name.
Is Zera a common name?
Zera is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 688 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zera most popular?
Zera reached peak popularity in 1921, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zera is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zera a female name?
Zera is predominantly female. 98.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zera Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zera Smith, Zera Johnson, Zera Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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