Is Tierney a boy or girl name?
Tierney is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 0 boys were named Tierney, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 3,964 US babies named Tierney were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,589
- Babies named Tierney since 1957
- 3,964
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 172 babies
Boys and girls named Tierney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 86 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 119 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 186 | 97.4% |
| 1980s | 5 | 681 | 99.3% |
| 1990s | 5 | 1,208 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 8 | 921 | 99.1% |
| 2010s | 0 | 588 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 152 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,589 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,262 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,615 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,598 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,331 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,164 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,393 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,296 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,795 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,384 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,736 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,002 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,800 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,155 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,937 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,059 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,293 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,539 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,490 | 82 | #2,326 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,340 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,893 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,882 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,802 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,871 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,616 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,611 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,689 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,572 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,401 | 102 | #1,564 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,559 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,284 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,062 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,193 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,409 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,452 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,353 |
| 1987 | 5 | #8,040 | 91 | #1,445 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,690 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,573 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,568 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,955 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,080 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,908 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,531 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,666 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,257 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,422 | 29 | #2,721 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,347 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,568 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,280 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,505 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,564 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,419 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,597 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,466 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,136 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,801 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,330 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,260 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,807 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,520 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,983 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,422 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,252 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,611 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tierney reached #6,422 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #1,062 in 1993. 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 Tierney
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.