Tierra
Tierra is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
- Various
Meaning & Origin of Tierra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tierra is a name with a single cultural origin: Various.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Various
The Story of Tierra
Tierra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 826 Tierras were born — ranking #320 that year. As of 2026, Tierra ranks #4,828 for baby girls with 28 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 15K Tierras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tierra
Tierra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Tierra's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #320. Use the chart and map above to compare Tierra'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.