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Sierra

“Mountain range, or saw, from Spanish” — Spanish origin

Girl's name · #614 in the US (2025) · 90s

Sierra has appeared in US records since 1940 — best rank #49 (1999) · 100,597 babies named Sierra all-time · 1 in 3,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sierras

• Sierra McCormick — American actress and model
• Sierra Boggess — American actress and singer
• Sierra McClain — sister of China Anne McClain
• Sierra Hull — American bluegrass musician and songwriter
• Sierra Capri — American actress

In stories & tradition

• Sierra — Dollhouse
• Sierra Esteban — As the World Turns
• Sierra Ripoche — fictional human

What Sierras become

Among 139 notable people named Sierra:

Entertainers appear 2.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sierra McCormick, American actress and model.

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