How popular is the name Sierra?

Sierra ranks 363rd among girls' names in US records, with 100,402 births since 1940. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,361.

Is Sierra a unisex name?

No. Sierra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1998, when 5,847 children were given the name. It has been in use for 85 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#363 of girl names

Pronounced S IY0 EH1 R AH0 (ARPABET)

Sierra is a girls' name, and first appears in 1940. It has been given to 100,402 children — the 363rd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 62% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1998, when 5,847 children were given it.

1998Girls: 5,847Boys: 12

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Sierra?: Sierra ranks 363rd among girls' names in US records, with 100,402 births since 1940. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,361.
Is Sierra a unisex name?: No. Sierra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Sierra most popular?: 1998, when 5,847 children were given the name. It has been in use for 85 years and is still recorded as of 2024.