Names / Girl names
Sierra
Current rank
#616
and easing
All-time peak
#49
in 1999
First recorded
1940
in U.S. data
Children named
100,800
since 1940
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #49 in 1999 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Mountain range. Stateside, it makes its debut in 1940. Today it sits at #616 and is drifting lower. Its strongest year was 1999, at #49 nationally. More than 100,800 children have been given the name overall.