Recorded 1987–2007 Girls' name Peak 1996 168 births

Quierra — girls' name

168 babies named Quierra in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s952000s49
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Quierra was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

15 babies were named Quierra in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quierra

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Quierra between 1987 and 2007, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quierra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quierra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Quierra shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quierra 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 168 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.

Quierra at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

168

Since 1987

21 years of records

Peak year

1996

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1987

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2007

Quierra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1987

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1996)
15
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 2007200219991996199319901987 6

Quierra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
95 births that decade — 57% of Quierra's all-time total
1980s241990s952000s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quierra?
168 babies have been named Quierra since 1987. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1996 with 15 births.
When was Quierra most popular?
Quierra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Quierra been used?
Quierra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 21 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Quierra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quinn, Quincy, Quiana, Quintina, 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, 1987–2007 (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.