Alera
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.
Alera by the numbers
Alera was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 19 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Alera
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alera. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alexadefender of men; form of Alexandra3,888 in the US (2017)
- Alenabright, shining; form of Helen462 in the US (2017)
- Aleadice or game of chance18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aluraelf ruler; a form of Allura15 in the US (2017)
- Alegracheerful; joyful8 in the US (2017)
- Aletawinged; a form of Aleta7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Alera
Names that are said the same way as Alera, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Alera
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