Around the world, Escalera (Escalera 
, Escaleira 
) is a very rare predominantly male, but very infrequently girly first name. The first name Escalera is habitual in Puerto Rico, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Much more frequently, Escalera is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Escalera | Bolivia, Spain, Philippines, Mexico, United States |
| Escaleira | Portugal, Canada, Spain, Brazil, United States |
| madrazo escalera (b. 1793) |
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| justiniano fernández campa y vigil escalera Spanish politician, ES |
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