Girls' name · since 1986
Sierrah
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 1,150 babies named Sierrah, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,504 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,150
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sierrah is the #15504 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,150 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Sierrah recorded 1,150 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #15504 nationally today, ahead of 10% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #6,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,504 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,150 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sierrah ranks #6,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,504 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,150 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,504 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,150
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sierrah's 1,150 recorded births place it above 90.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sierrah compares
1,150 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sierrah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sierrah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,150 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sierrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sierrah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 81 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sierrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Sierrah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (521 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Sierrah's strongest decade.
521 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Sierrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 44
1980s
44 births
- 1990s
1990s
449 births
- 2000s
2000s
521 births
- 2010s 120
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 521 births (45% of all-time use).
How Sierrah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sierrah's total volume
Sierrah by state
Where Sierrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 103 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 23 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
103 of 1,150 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Sierrah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sierrah's data
- Sierrah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (521 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sierrahs (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sierrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sierrah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.