Given name
Jerra
“a religious woman”·“God has seen”·“one who is long-lived”
Jerra is a variant of Jera. One American interpretation is “a religious woman.” Jerra is a variant of Jeriah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has seen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerra is a variant of Jera. One American interpretation is “a religious woman.” Jerra is a variant of Jeriah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has seen.” Jerra is a variant of Jard. One American interpretation is “one who is long-lived.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jerra is a variant of Jera. An origin associated with Jera is American. Jerra is a variant of Jeriah. An origin associated with Jeriah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1941. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jerra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 522
- 0 boys · 522 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 539 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jerra’s family of names
Jerra has a related form in Jera. Jerra has a related form in Jeriah. Jerra has a related form in Jard.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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