Is Tierra a boy or girl name?
Tierra is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 30 girls and 0 boys were named Tierra, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 14,988 US babies named Tierra were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,640
- Babies named Tierra since 1964
- 14,988
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 826 babies
Boys and girls named Tierra, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 189 | 100% |
| 1980s | 54 | 4,198 | 98.7% |
| 1990s | 16 | 7,174 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,606 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 609 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 121 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,640 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,134 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,444 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,222 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,650 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,778 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,433 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,473 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,898 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,999 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,268 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,404 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,627 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,344 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,060 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,503 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,243 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,135 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,092 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,066 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 268 | #892 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 348 | #714 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 392 | #645 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 488 | #534 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 530 | #490 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 623 | #425 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 670 | #388 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 747 | #364 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 750 | #351 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 811 | #331 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 826 | #320 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,685 | 747 | #349 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 714 | #359 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,960 | 756 | #353 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,602 | 759 | #335 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 678 | #360 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 509 | #434 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 531 | #415 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 459 | #464 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 328 | #564 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 289 | #609 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,939 | 260 | #678 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,033 | 344 | #542 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,388 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,662 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,623 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,478 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,180 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,935 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,702 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,147 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,511 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,294 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,379 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,410 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,105 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,530 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,727 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tierra reached #2,033 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #320 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 Tierra
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.