Sierra

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

Girl's name · #616 in the US (2025) · 90s

Sierra reached #49 in 1999 and has faded to #616 since. In a single year its births jumped from about 230 in 1984 to 1,200 in 1985 — the year the character Sierra Esteban arrived on As the World Turns. A popular twin pairing with Sierra is Savannah for a girl.

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.

Similar names: Cierra · Marissa · Sydney · Mira · Jada · Alondra

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