Sierre
Sierre is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the Rhône valley in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 18,020. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year.
Meaning & Origin of Sierre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sierre is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the Rhône valley in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 18,020. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year.
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Origin & history
The Story of Sierre
Sierre first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 8 Sierres were born — ranking #9,802 that year. As of 2026, Sierre ranks #17,168 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 36 Sierres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Sierre
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- Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870 – 1948 in Sierre), sportswoman and the best shot among royal women
- Eugénie Caps , (1892–1931 in Sierre), founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit
- Rudolf Kassner (1873 – 1959 in Sierre), an Austrian writer, essayist, translator and cultural philosopher
- Edmond Bille (1878 – 1959 in Sierre), painter, engraver, stained glass artist, journalist and politician
- Jean Daetwyler (1907 – 1994 in Sierre), Alphorn composer
- S. Corinna Bille (1912 – 1979 in Sierre), a French-speaking writer, brought up in Sierre
- André Perraudin (1914 - 2003 in Sierre), a Swiss Catholic Archbishop, lived in Rwanda for 50 years
- Jean-Noël Rey (1949–2016), politician, member of the National Council of Switzerland 2003–2007
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About the name Sierre
Sierre is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Sierre's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #9,802. Use the chart and map above to compare Sierre's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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