Tierney
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning lordly, noble; from Irish Ó Tighearnáigh.
Babies a year
49
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Tierney by the numbers
Tierney was given to 49 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 172 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Tierney, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Tierney
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