Given name & surname
Tier
“lord of the manor”
Tier is a variant of Tiernan. One interpretation is “lord of the manor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tier is a variant of Tiernan. One interpretation is “lord of the manor.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tier through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1986. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 318 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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