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Tierra

Pronounced T IY1 R R AA1 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1993
  • 61 years in use
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How popular is Tierra?

Tierra is a girls' name, and first appears in 1964. It has been given to 15,091 children — the 1,105th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 356 births across the past decade, against a peak of 831 in a single year. That peak was in 1993.

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1993Girls: 831Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
T IY1 R R AA1
Stress pattern:
11
Syllables:
2

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

Names like Tierra

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

Sibling names for Tierra

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Tierra?
Tierra ranks 1,105th among girls' names in US records, with 15,091 births since 1964. Over the past decade it accounts for 356.
Is Tierra a unisex name?
No. Tierra is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Tierra most popular?
1993, when 831 children were given the name. It has been in use for 61 years and is still recorded as of 2024.