Girls' name · since 1957
Tierney
3,956 babies named Tierney in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,956
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tierney is the #7199 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,956 recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Tierney recorded 3,956 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #7199 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #3,013 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,199 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,956 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tierney ranks #3,013 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,199 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,956 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,013 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,956
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tierney's 3,956 recorded births place it above 95.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tierney compares
3,956 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Tierney's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tierney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,956 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 172 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tierney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tierney's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 172, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tierney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 172
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Tierney popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 1976 (Tierney as boys' name)
Tierney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,208 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Tierney's strongest decade.
1,208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tierney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 86
1950s
86 births
- 1960s 119
1960s
119 births
- 1970s 186
1970s
186 births
- 1980s
1980s
681 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,208 births
- 2000s
2000s
921 births
- 2010s
2010s
588 births
- 2020s 167
2020s
167 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,208 births (31% of all-time use).
How Tierney 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 Tierney's total volume
Tierney by state
Where Tierney concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 204 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 173 | 4.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 166 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 166 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 161 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 95 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 89 | 2.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 48 | 1.2% |
204 of 3,956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Tierney appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tierney's data
- Tierney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,208 total births); usage has since declined to 167 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tierneys (204 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 Tierney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Tierney 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.