Cierra is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cierra means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cierra across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cierra has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cierra is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “mountain range”. A variant of Sierra, from the Spanish word for a jagged mountain range.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 27,659 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 25 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Cierra per year, United States (1978 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (1,687/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (5/yr).
Cierra has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #386 nationally (given to 1,687 babies that year).
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