Tierna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- TEER-nah
- Origin
- Irish
Tierna is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “lord”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tierna mean?
Irish: Irish tighearna 'lord'
“lord”
From the Irish word tighearna, meaning lord or master, as in the surname Tierney.
Is Tierna a girl's or a boy's name?
Tierna is a girls' name.
How popular is Tierna in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Tierna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tierna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,505 |
Names like Tierna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Erin, Cara, Keira, Anna, Niamh, Ella, Tara, Caoimhe, Ellie, Emma, Jasmine, Teagan
Names related to Tierna
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey, Kennedy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tierna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tierna, updated 20 October 2026.