Sierra

Sierra: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “mountain range”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: see-AIR-uh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Spanish sierra, literally mountain range or saw. It entered English naming through the place word and landscape term.

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How popular is Sierra?

2024152 per million US babies

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Babies named Sierra in 2024505

2024 rank#596 girls

Peak year1998

Total US babies since 1880100,380

Sierra is fading: recent use is about 53% of its level ten years before.

Names like Sierra

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Cierramountain range · Spanish
Cieradark, black · Irish
Jadestone of the side · Spanish
Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
Catalinapure · Spanish
Amayamother city · Spanish
Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish

Sierra questions

What does the name Sierra mean?

Sierra means "mountain range". It comes from Spanish. From Spanish sierra, literally mountain range or saw. It entered English naming through the place word and landscape term.

Is Sierra a boy or girl name?

Sierra is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sierra?

505 US babies were named Sierra in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.

How do you pronounce Sierra?

Sierra is usually pronounced see-AIR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.