girl's name
Kera
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,684
Kera is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1982, when 128 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1961.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kera over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 61 |
| 1970s | 411 |
| 1980s | 985 |
| 1990s | 831 |
| 2000s | 804 |
| 2010s | 306 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Kera?
In 2025, Kera was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kera is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Kera is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kéra | Kéra is a rare spelling of Kera, written with an acute accent and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Kera
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kera also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kera over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kera
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kera — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kera
How popular is the name Kera?
In 2025, Kera was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kera a girl's or a boy's name?
Kera is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kera?
Kera has 2 syllables.
When was Kera most popular?
Kera peaked in 1982, when 128 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kera a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kera currently ranks #11,853 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.