Sierra
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning mountain range; saw.
Babies a year
696
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#616
down from #596
UK popularity
#763
48 babies
How Sierra has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #404 |
| 2016 | #424 |
| 2017 | #449 |
| 2018 | #452 |
| 2019 | #499 |
| 2020 | #535 |
| 2021 | #510 |
| 2022 | #551 |
| 2023 | #566 |
| 2024 | #596 |
| 2025 | #616 |
In 2025, 48 babies in England and Wales were named Sierra. In the US, 696 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 5,840 in 1998.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Sierra was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.29% of American babies of that sex.
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