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Sierra

Girl

Meaning of Sierra: Spanish: 'saw-toothed mountain range'

Sierra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 604th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 826th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#604

476 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#826

45 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

100,866

First recorded 1940 · peak 1998

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 195 babies1982: 210 babies1983: 200 babies1984: 236 babies1985: 1,206 babies1986: 1,618 babies1987: 1,628 babies1988: 1,560 babies1989: 1,876 babies1990: 2,181 babies19901991: 2,312 babies1992: 2,622 babies1993: 3,481 babies1994: 4,871 babies1995: 5,505 babies1996: 5,499 babies1997: 5,698 babies1998: 5,853 babies1999: 5,724 babies2000: 5,528 babies20002001: 5,244 babies2002: 4,814 babies2003: 4,253 babies2004: 3,536 babies2005: 3,054 babies2006: 2,471 babies2007: 2,114 babies2008: 1,903 babies2009: 1,676 babies2010: 1,455 babies20102011: 1,149 babies2012: 1,170 babies2013: 945 babies2014: 949 babies2015: 800 babies2016: 771 babies2017: 704 babies2018: 699 babies2019: 630 babies2020: 568 babies20202021: 612 babies2022: 552 babies2023: 525 babies2024: 508 babies2025: 476 babies
US babies named Sierra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5,853.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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