Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sierra

Gender

Female

Origin

Spanish
saw-tooth mountain range
Saw-toothed

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Green
  • Nature
  • Place
  • Word

Pronunciation

si(er)-ra

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of James Worthy

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #3591, 18 births); most recent 2006 (rank #12041, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #51, 5,840 births); most recent 2025 (rank #614, 476 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–476
2024–505
2023–524
2022–551
2021–611
2020–567
2019–630
2018–698
2017–704
2016–771

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #647, 56 births); most recent 2025 (rank #763, 48 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202548
202445
202356
202238
202143
202032
201927
201832
201720
201627

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202311
20228
20214
20207
201910
20183
20174
2016–
2015–
20144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #528, 6 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20256
2024–
2023–
20225
20216
20206
2019–
20183
20174
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #359, 9 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20259
20243
20236
20227
20215
20205
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #237, 7 births); most recent 2024 (rank #288, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20245
20237
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
2018–
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #32, 76 births); most recent 2023 (rank #203, 15 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202315
202218
202113
202014
201913
201816
201726
201611
201524
201426

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence