Sierra

see-AIR-ah

Spanish

"saw"

Sierra Origin and Meaning

The name Sierra is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "saw".

Sierra is a name borrowed from the western mountain range, with Latin rhythm and cowboy charm, that has led to many offshoots: Cierra, Cyara, and so on. It is now probably past its peak but retains its pretty-yet-strong sound. The meaning refers to the sharp, irregular peaks of some of the Western mountains such as the Sierra Nevada.

Sierra Rank in US Top 1000

# 566 in the US

Sierra Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 521 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sierra

• 566 US 2023
• 521 Nameberry 2025
• 654 England 2023

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Famous People Named Sierra

• Sierra Marjory Boggess American actress and soprano
• Sierra McCormick American actress
• Sierra Dawn Hull American bluegrass singer
• Sierra Aylina McClain American singer of girl group McClain
• Sierra "Rosie" Casady American singer of group CocoRosie
• Sierra Kay Kusterbeck American lead singer of band Versa
• Sierra Dawn Sky Noble Canadian singer,songwriter
• Sierra Marie Swan American singer of Dollshead and the Black Eyed Peas
• Sierra Deaton American singer of duo "Alex & Sierra"
• Sierra Watts American YouTuber
• Sierra Furtado American YouTuber of duo "Sierra and Alex"
• Sierra Symone stepdaughter of singer Cee Lo Green; daughter of Christina Johnson
• Sierra Pippen daughter of basketball player Scottie Pippen
• Sierra Kile daughter of late baseball player Darryl Kile; twin of brother Kannon
• Sierra Sky Fisher daughter of actress Brooke Burke,Charvet and Garth Fisher
• Sierra Elise Clark (b. 1997) daughter of Bill Clark and Julie Aigner,Clark
• Sierra Raye Torberg (b. 2005) daughter of pro wrestlers Dale Torborg and Christie Wolf

The name Sierra in Pop Culture

• Sierra character in "Total Drama" series
• Sierra character on TV's "Dollhouse"
• Sierra Madre city in Los Angeles County, California,