Sierra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- see-AIR-a
- Origin
- Spanish
- UK rank, 2025
- #710 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #614 for girls
Sierra is a girls' name of Spanish origin, meaning “mountain range”. In 2025 it ranked 710th for girls in the UK (57 babies) and 614th for girls in the US (476 babies).
What does Sierra mean?
Spanish: Spanish word, from Latin serra
“mountain range”
Spanish for a jagged mountain range, from Latin serra, saw.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sierra a girl's or a boy's name?
Sierra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 57 girls in the UK and 476 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sierra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #710among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 4,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 57 girls in the UK were named Sierra, making it the 710th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 987th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 69 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sierra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 62 girls in the UK were given Sierra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #621, up from #710 for this spelling alone.
- Sierra 57
- Siera 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 763rd in England and Wales and 359th in Scotland.
Sierra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #710 |
| 2024 | 53 | #771 |
| 2023 | 69 | #601 |
| 2022 | 45 | #847 |
| 2021 | 52 | #780 |
| 2020 | 37 | #987 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,220 |
| 2018 | 37 | #1,028 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,189 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,813 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Sierra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #614among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 476about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 476 girls in the US were named Sierra, making it the 614th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 531st. Its busiest year was 1998, with 5,841 girls. It first appears in the records in 1940.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Sierra than any year since 1984.
Half of all the girls named Sierra in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 488 girls in the US were given Sierra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #604, up from #614 for this spelling alone.
Sierra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 476 | #614 |
| 2024 | 508 | #593 |
| 2023 | 525 | #566 |
| 2022 | 552 | #551 |
| 2021 | 612 | #508 |
| 2020 | 568 | #531 |
| 2019 | 630 | #497 |
| 2018 | 699 | #452 |
| 2017 | 704 | #449 |
| 2016 | 771 | #424 |
| 2015 | 800 | #404 |
| 2014 | 949 | #350 |
| 2013 | 945 | #342 |
| 2012 | 1,170 | #278 |
| 2011 | 1,149 | #278 |
| 2010 | 1,455 | #214 |
| 2009 | 1,676 | #196 |
| 2008 | 1,903 | #175 |
| 2007 | 2,114 | #168 |
| 2006 | 2,466 | #140 |
| 2005 | 3,049 | #105 |
| 2004 | 3,520 | #92 |
| 2003 | 4,242 | #73 |
| 2002 | 4,807 | #62 |
| 2001 | 5,237 | #55 |
| 2000 | 5,520 | #53 |
| 1999 | 5,715 | #49 |
| 1998 | 5,841 | #51 |
| 1997 | 5,688 | #56 |
| 1996 | 5,487 | #62 |
| 1995 | 5,495 | #60 |
| 1994 | 4,853 | #71 |
| 1993 | 3,473 | #91 |
| 1992 | 2,614 | #129 |
| 1991 | 2,302 | #138 |
| 1990 | 2,170 | #141 |
| 1989 | 1,863 | #155 |
| 1988 | 1,550 | #181 |
| 1987 | 1,620 | #173 |
| 1986 | 1,610 | #169 |
| 1985 | 1,198 | #216 |
| 1984 | 231 | #715 |
| 1983 | 193 | #804 |
| 1982 | 210 | #780 |
| 1981 | 187 | #835 |
| 1980 | 184 | #845 |
| 1979 | 159 | #923 |
| 1978 | 158 | #903 |
| 1977 | 134 | #1,004 |
| 1976 | 91 | #1,237 |
| 1975 | 76 | #1,381 |
| 1974 | 57 | #1,630 |
| 1973 | 41 | #1,979 |
| 1972 | 24 | #2,820 |
| 1971 | 24 | #2,874 |
| 1970 | 23 | #2,938 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 14 | #2,338 |
| 1944 | 15 | #2,286 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,993 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,536 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,610 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,313 |
Names like Sierra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sienna Sophia Fatima Ariana Selena Kiara Athena Eliana Aria Syeda Alora Amara
Other spellings of Sierra
Names related to Sierra
More Spanish names
Santiago Lola Xavier Amaya Alaia Diego Rio Cruz Elian Jesus Ximena Javier Esmeralda Amayah Reina Cesar
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sierra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sierra, updated 20 October 2026.