Girls' name · since 1964
Tierra
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 14,941 babies named Tierra, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,601 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,941
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
14,941 babies have been named Tierra since 1964, making it today's #5601 girls' name.
Tierra has 14,941 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5601 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #1,289 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,601 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,941 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tierra ranks #1,289 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,601 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,941 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,289 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,601 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,941
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tierra's 14,941 recorded births place it above 98.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Tierra compares
14,941 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Tierra's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tierra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,941 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 826 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tierra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tierra's full recorded timeline at 1996, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 826 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tierra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 826
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Tierra popularity over time - boys
70 total births recorded since 1981 (Tierra as boys' name)
Tierra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7,174 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Tierra's strongest decade.
7,174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tierra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 189
1970s
189 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,198 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,174 births
- 2000s 2,606
2000s
2,606 births
- 2010s 609
2010s
609 births
- 2020s 144
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7,174 births (48% of all-time use).
How Tierra 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 Tierra's total volume
Tierra by state
Where Tierra concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 1,100 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 966 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 821 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 812 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 788 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 773 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 713 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 629 | 4.2% |
1,100 of 14,941 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Tierra appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tierra's data
- Tierra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (7,174 total births); usage has since declined to 144 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Tierras (1,100 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Tierra: 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 (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Tierra 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.