Recorded 1986–2022 Girls' name Peak 1995 438 births

Dierra — girls' name

438 babies named Dierra in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s2362000s1272010s242020s12
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Dierra was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

32 babies were named Dierra in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dierra

The Social Security Administration has registered 438 babies named Dierra between 1986 and 2022, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dierra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dierra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 236 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Dierra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Dierra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dierra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 438 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dierra at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

438

Since 1986

37 years of records

Peak year

1995

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1986

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2022

Dierra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1986

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1995)
32
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 202220112007200319991995199119871986 8

Dierra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
236 births that decade — 54% of Dierra's all-time total
1980s391990s2362000s1272010s242020s12

Dierra by state

Where Dierra concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Dierra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
19 4.3%
Maryland share of Dierra's total US births 4.3%

19 of 438 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dierra?
438 babies have been named Dierra since 1986. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1995 with 32 births.
When was Dierra most popular?
Dierra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 236 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Dierra most popular?
The top states for the name Dierra are Maryland (19 births).
How long has the name Dierra been used?
Dierra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 37 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Dierra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Diedra, Diedre, Dierdre, Diem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.