How Many People Are Named Tierra?
An estimated 14,452 people in the United States have the first name Tierra. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Tierra peaked in popularity in 1993 with 826 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tierra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tierra paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Tierra is overwhelmingly female, 70 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
14,452
About 1 in 23,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1993
826 births
Total Registered
14,988
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tierra
Tierra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,988 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Tierra as a male name
Ranked #9,685 in 1992
5 male births in 1992
Peak: 1981 (27 births)
Tierra as a female name
Ranked #4,640 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (826 births)
Tierra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tierra span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 7,190 babies were registered. Tierra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tierra by Decade
How has Tierra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tierra by State
Birth registrations for Tierra span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Idaho, Iowa. On average, about 318 Tierras were registered per state.
Tierra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tierra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tierra
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tierra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tierra?
We estimate approximately 14,452 people named Tierra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 23,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Tierra a common name?
Tierra is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,988 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tierra most popular?
Tierra reached peak popularity in 1993, when 826 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tierra is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tierra a female name?
Tierra is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tierra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tierra Smith, Tierra Johnson, Tierra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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