Is Cierra a boy or girl name?
Cierra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 57 girls and 0 boys were named Cierra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 27,596 US babies named Cierra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,886
- Babies named Cierra since 1978
- 27,596
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 1,687 babies
Boys and girls named Cierra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1980s | 21 | 3,708 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 8 | 14,056 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 7 | 8,318 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,222 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 238 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,886 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,654 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,547 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,813 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,897 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,789 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,118 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,672 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,311 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,874 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,708 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,559 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,376 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,047 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,048 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 369 | #791 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 409 | #716 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 522 | #563 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 756 | #414 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,114 | 915 | #349 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,076 | #289 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,269 | #252 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,372 | #231 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,383 | #230 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,573 | #197 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,687 | #181 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,677 | #180 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,596 | #187 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,596 | #186 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,415 | #205 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,403 | #208 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #268 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,014 | #272 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,920 | 1,043 | #268 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,240 | 859 | #303 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,866 | 725 | #339 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,141 | 784 | #311 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 688 | #348 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 456 | #466 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,640 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,818 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,377 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,569 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,025 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,146 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,037 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cierra reached #5,240 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #180 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cierra
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.