Entry № 1723 · Albanian origin

Era Era — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EH-rah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Albanian

Meaning

"Wind, breeze"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Albanian)

The meaning

A name that means "wind, breeze".

Era is the Albanian word for "wind" or "breeze." Used as a feminine name across Albania and Kosovo. The Latin/English "era" (an age) is unrelated.

Era Istrefi (born 1994), the Kosovan-Albanian singer, brought the name international visibility through her hit "Bonbon."

Wind. The Albanian breeze.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Era

Transliteration: Era
Pronunciation: / ˈɛr.ə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Era stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Era · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Eras before her.

Real people

Era Istrefi

Kosovan-Albanian singer.

born 1994

In fiction

Era

Common in Albanian fiction.

Names connected to Era.

Numerology

The number behind Era.

The Authority

Era reduces to eight — the number of compact wind.

Parents on Era

Why families chose this name.

"Wind in Albanian. Three letters. Era."

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