Sierra
The Spanish word for a mountain range, literally a saw, from Latin serra, the shape of jagged peaks suggesting the blade.
Sierra in 2025
Sierra was given to 476 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,216th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,965 babies born.
The history of Sierra
Sierra reached its highest point in 1998, when 5,853 babies were given the name, ranking 118th that year.
Across the 86 years of records since 1940, 100,866 babies have been named Sierra. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Sierra by decade
| Decade | Babies named Sierra | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 144 | 2,419 |
| 1950s | 54 | 7,040 |
| 1960s | 81 | 4,995 |
| 1970s | 822 | 1,461 |
| 1980s | 8,913 | 318 |
| 1990s | 43,746 | 118 |
| 2000s | 34,593 | 134 |
| 2010s | 9,272 | 461 |
| 2020s | 3,241 | 998 |
Where Sierra is heading
Sierra has fallen 40% over the past decade, from 800 babies in 2015 to 476 in 2025.
Names like Sierra
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Sierra.