Girl’s name · Spanish, English

Cierra

How to say it: see-AIR-uh · /siˈɛrə/

Variant of Sierra, from Spanish 'sierra' (mountain range, literally 'saw' from the jagged peaks).

Cierra was the 539th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 63 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 40% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #638 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#539for girls in 2025
1 in 6,150US babies
63born in 2025
#638projected for 2030
1990sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Cierra
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#539
Babies born in 202563
Share of births1 in 6,150
Peak decade1990s
Change over 10 years−40%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#638
In France, 2025#1,126 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Cierra is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 785 per million births, 1990s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ci
  • Sierra

Honouring a Cierra in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Cierra is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Spanish.

In France: #1,126 for girls in 2025.

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