Names / Girl names
Nera
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#1,645
in 1894
First recorded
1894
in U.S. data
Children named
151
since 1894
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,645 in 1894 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(NEH-rah): Can mean candle or light in some Hebrew usage contexts and has multiple roots elsewhere. Short, striking, and a little mysterious. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1894. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Only about 151 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.