ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1954 First Year 1995 Last Year 1986 Peak Year #6612 Peak Rank 136 Total Count 23 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Gera What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Gera is a city in the German state of Thuringia. With around 93,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Thuringia after Erfurt and Jena as well as the easternmost city of the Thüringer Städtekette, an almost straight string of cities consisting of the six largest Thuringian cities from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena to Gera in the east. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gera) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gera) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Biblical * Biblical Hebrew [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Gera](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Blick_vom_Rathausturm_%C3%BCber_Gera.jpg/330px-Blick_vom_Rathausturm_%C3%BCber_Gera.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gera) 📖 ## The Story of Gera The earliest SSA record of Gera as a baby girl name dates back to 1954, when 5 babies received it. 1986 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Gera — #6,612 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Gera on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Gera last appeared in the published SSA data in 1995, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 136 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named Gera A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Heinrich Reinhold (1788–1825), painter and engraver * ●Friedrich August Schmidt (1795–1866), painter, lithographer and porcelain painter * ●Otto Lummer (1860–1925), physicist * ●Otto Dix (1891–1969), painter and printmaker * ●Rudolf Paul (1893–1978), politician, President of Thuringia 1945–1947 * ●Kurt Günther (1896–1947), SA general and Nazi Party politician * ●Charlotte Hohmann (1900–1971), magazine editor-in-chief of Die Frau von heute * ●Bernhard Wehner (1909–1995), SS-officer ( Hauptsturmführer ), criminal inspector and journalist Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gera) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gera) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Gera Phonetically similar names — useful when Gera is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Jera](/jera) * [Jerah](/jerah) * [Jira](/jira) * Jeera * [Jerry](/jerry) * [Gerry](/gerry) * [Jarrod](/jarrod) * [Jere](/jere) * [Gery](/gery) * [Geri](/geri) * [Jara](/jara) * [Gero](/gero) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Gera What does the name Gera mean? Gera is a city in the German state of Thuringia. With around 93,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Thuringia after Erfurt and Jena as well as the easternmost city of the Thüringer Städtekette, an almost straight string of cities consisting of the six largest Thuringian cities from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena to Gera in the east. What is the origin of the name Gera? Gera has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew. How popular is Gera in 2026? In 2026, Gera ranks #13,386 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Gera most popular? Gera reached its peak popularity in 1986, ranking #6,612 that year with 10 babies given the name. Is Gera a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Gera is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Gera? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Gera include Rudie, Rayshell, Clairessa. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧RudiePeak #6612](/rudie)[👧RayshellPeak #6612](/rayshell)[👧ClairessaPeak #6612](/clairessa)[👧LatesePeak #6612](/latese)[👧KirstinaPeak #6612](/kirstina)[👧SharisPeak #6612](/sharis)[👧LanyPeak #6612](/lany)[👧ShalaynePeak #6612](/shalayne) ## About the name Gera Gera is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 136 births in the dataset. Gera's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #6,612\. Use the chart and map above to compare Gera's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1986 → ](/year/1986) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "G" → ](/letter/g) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.