Era is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Era means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Era across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Era has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Era is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “an age, epoch”. A word name; also an Albanian name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,009 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 176 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Era per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1916 (157/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (15/yr).
Era has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1916, when it ranked #966 nationally (given to 157 babies that year).
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