First Name SIERRA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SIERRA is ranked as the 2490th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,392.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.32 people named SIERRA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 78% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SIERRA is 91,966.
  • The SSA data also shows that SIERRA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names SIERRA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,392 +/-4.1%
  • National Rank 2,490
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 91,966
  • National Rank 539
  • Percentile Rank 99.42%
  • Proportion/100k 28.84

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SIERRA is 67.7% White, 13.0% Hispanic origin, 14.4% Black, 2.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SIERRA are not any more likely to be from one specific race or Hispanic origin than any other person drawn from the general population of the US.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SIERRA is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SIERRA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 67.7% 63.9% 3.8%
Hispanic origin 13.0% 16.3% -3.3%
Black 14.4% 12.3% 2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.6% 4.9% -2.3%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SIERRA is California where 1,205 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SIERRA, as 20.68 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SIERRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 136 1.06 92.8% Indiana 126 1.92 92.6% Iowa 67 2.16 92.0% Kansas 56 1.94 85.2% Michigan 243 2.46 97.2% Minnesota 101 1.85 94.1% Missouri 20 0.67 77.1% Nebraska 46 2.44 83.2% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 176 1.51 94.2% South Dakota 9 1.04 47.2% Wisconsin 96 1.66 93.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SIERRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 136 1.06 92.8%
Indiana 126 1.92 92.6%
Iowa 67 2.16 92.0%
Kansas 56 1.94 85.2%
Michigan 243 2.46 97.2%
Minnesota 101 1.85 94.1%
Missouri 20 0.67 77.1%
Nebraska 46 2.44 83.2%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 176 1.51 94.2%
South Dakota 9 1.04 47.2%
Wisconsin 96 1.66 93.7%
West State Statistics First-Names SIERRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 144 2.14 91.0% California 1,205 3.11 98.1% Colorado 115 2.14 90.7% Hawaii 163 11.45 94.2% Idaho 31 1.91 77.0% Montana 16 1.53 65.4% Nevada 119 4.2 90.3% New Mexico 49 2.36 80.6% Oregon 124 3.13 90.9% Utah 66 2.25 85.2% Washington 217 3.08 95.8% Wyoming 19 3.19 65.1%

West States
State stats for the first name SIERRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 144 2.14 91.0%
California 1,205 3.11 98.1%
Colorado 115 2.14 90.7%
Hawaii 163 11.45 94.2%
Idaho 31 1.91 77.0%
Montana 16 1.53 65.4%
Nevada 119 4.2 90.3%
New Mexico 49 2.36 80.6%
Oregon 124 3.13 90.9%
Utah 66 2.25 85.2%
Washington 217 3.08 95.8%
Wyoming 19 3.19 65.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SIERRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 147 4.08 93.1% Maine 275 20.68 92.5% Massachusetts 280 4.15 94.4% New Hampshire 28 2.11 77.0% New Jersey 313 3.5 95.2% New York 320 1.62 96.6% Pennsylvania 153 1.19 93.8% Rhode Island 91 8.64 89.5% Vermont 4 0.63 46.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SIERRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 147 4.08 93.1%
Maine 275 20.68 92.5%
Massachusetts 280 4.15 94.4%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 77.0%
New Jersey 313 3.5 95.2%
New York 320 1.62 96.6%
Pennsylvania 153 1.19 93.8%
Rhode Island 91 8.64 89.5%
Vermont 4 0.63 46.8%
South State Statistics First-Names SIERRA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 86 1.78 91.1% Arkansas 38 1.3 83.9% Delaware 68 7.22 93.3% Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.7% Florida 553 2.78 98.0% Georgia 184 1.82 94.8% Kentucky 65 1.47 88.0% Louisiana 100 2.16 91.0% Maryland 86 1.43 92.2% Mississippi 20 0.67 77.1% North Carolina 255 2.57 96.7% Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.9% South Carolina 56 1.15 88.0% Tennessee 93 1.42 92.2% Texas 604 2.24 97.6% Virginia 151 1.81 93.7% West Virginia 18 0.98 67.6%

South States
State stats for the first name SIERRA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 86 1.78 91.1%
Arkansas 38 1.3 83.9%
Delaware 68 7.22 93.3%
Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.7%
Florida 553 2.78 98.0%
Georgia 184 1.82 94.8%
Kentucky 65 1.47 88.0%
Louisiana 100 2.16 91.0%
Maryland 86 1.43 92.2%
Mississippi 20 0.67 77.1%
North Carolina 255 2.57 96.7%
Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.9%
South Carolina 56 1.15 88.0%
Tennessee 93 1.42 92.2%
Texas 604 2.24 97.6%
Virginia 151 1.81 93.7%
West Virginia 18 0.98 67.6%
 

Full Names with SIERRA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SIERRA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SIERRA.

The most popular full name is SIERRA Jones. 1.13% of all the people named SIERRA have this family name.

There are 1162 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SIERRA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SIERRA Jones 1.13%
2 SIERRA Smith 1.07%
3 SIERRA Johnson 0.82%
4 SIERRA Brown 0.63%
5 SIERRA Williams 0.63%
6 SIERRA Collins 0.57%
7 SIERRA Davis 0.50%
8 SIERRA Garcia 0.50%
9 SIERRA Jackson 0.50%
10 SIERRA Miller 0.50%
11 SIERRA Carter 0.44%
12 SIERRA Anderson 0.38%
13 SIERRA Francisco 0.38%
14 SIERRA George 0.38%
15 SIERRA Lee 0.38%
16 SIERRA Lopez 0.38%
17 SIERRA Martin 0.38%
18 SIERRA Baker 0.31%
19 SIERRA Lewis 0.31%
20 SIERRA Manuel 0.31%