Given name & surname
Siera
“from the jagged mountain range”
Siera is a variant of Sierra. One Spanish interpretation is “from the jagged mountain range.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Siera is a variant of Sierra. One Spanish interpretation is “from the jagged mountain range.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Siera is a variant of Sierra. An origin associated with Sierra is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Siera through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,543
- 0 boys · 2,543 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 150 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,990 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,990 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 150 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,381 as a first name in 2020; 108 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Siera’s family of names
Siera has a related form in Sierra. In Greek usage, Siera as a surname is a transliteration of Σιέρα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Siera
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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