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Zera

Used in both girl and boy records

Zera appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Zera by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDZera as a girl’s nameUS records 1890–2024
#8276girl rank1921peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDZera as a boy’s nameUS records 1916–1920
#30965boy rank1920peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Zera in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl192123 uses#105219091890–202071 listed years
Boy19165 uses#389819161916–19202 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.