Is Sierra a boy or girl name?
Sierra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 505 girls and 0 boys were named Sierra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 100,380 US babies named Sierra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #596
- Babies named Sierra since 1940
- 100,380
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 5,853 babies
Boys and girls named Sierra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 144 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 54 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
| 1970s | 35 | 787 | 95.7% |
| 1980s | 67 | 8,846 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 108 | 43,638 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 59 | 34,532 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,271 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,758 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 505 | #596 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 524 | #568 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 551 | #551 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 611 | #509 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 567 | #534 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 630 | #499 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 698 | #454 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 704 | #450 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 771 | #424 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 800 | #404 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 949 | #351 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 945 | #344 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,170 | #278 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,149 | #278 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,455 | #214 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,676 | #196 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,902 | #175 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 2,113 | #168 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,721 | 2,466 | #140 |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,067 | 3,049 | #105 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,207 | 3,520 | #92 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,655 | 4,242 | #73 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,248 | 4,807 | #62 |
| 2001 | 7 | #9,091 | 5,237 | #55 |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,098 | 5,520 | #53 |
| 1999 | 9 | #7,022 | 5,715 | #49 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,414 | 5,841 | #51 |
| 1997 | 10 | #6,023 | 5,688 | #56 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,139 | 5,487 | #62 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,851 | 5,495 | #60 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,729 | 4,853 | #71 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,730 | 3,473 | #91 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,609 | 2,614 | #129 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,454 | 2,302 | #138 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,944 | 2,170 | #141 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,237 | 1,863 | #155 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,731 | 1,550 | #181 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,389 | 1,620 | #173 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,263 | 1,610 | #169 |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,082 | 1,199 | #216 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,173 | 230 | #720 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,404 | 193 | #808 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 210 | #782 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,894 | 187 | #840 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 184 | #850 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 159 | #930 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,906 | 158 | #906 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,802 | 134 | #1,007 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,369 | 91 | #1,242 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,214 | 76 | #1,400 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,643 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,008 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,889 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,937 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,689 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,022 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,718 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,737 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,953 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,235 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,773 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,246 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,134 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,330 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,301 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,781 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,686 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,605 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,292 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,001 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,323 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,017 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,191 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,442 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,383 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,067 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,646 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,645 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,344 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sierra reached #2,906 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #49 in 1999. 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 Sierra
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.