Given name & surname
Zera
“a sower of seeds”
Zera is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “a sower of seeds.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a sower of seeds.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 703
- 10 boys · 693 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,483 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,483 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 428 as a first name in 2020; 455 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zera’s family of names
Zera has a related form in Zeriah. Zera has a related form in Zera'im. Zera has a related form in Zerah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
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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