Given name & surname
Zer
“God has commanded”
Zer is a variant of Zerachiel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has commanded.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zer is a variant of Zerachiel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has commanded.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zer is a variant of Zerachiel. An origin associated with Zerachiel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 7 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 5 in 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 140 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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