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Sierra

Sierra is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Spain
US records 1880–2017
269 male / 95,961 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Sierra

If you do not know Sierra’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Sierra,” in English, “Guten Tag Sierra,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sierra,

German

Guten Tag Sierra,

French

Bonjour Sierra,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sierra:

Chinese

Sierra您好：

Japanese

Sierra様

English

Hi Sierra,

German

Hi Sierra,

French

Salut Sierra,

Spanish

Hola Sierra,

Chinese

Sierra你好：

Japanese

Sierraさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Sierra by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesvery commonwoman's name
Spainrarewoman's name

United States birth data

269 male · 95,961 female · 96,230 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.3%Female ≈ 99.7%

Records from 1980–2017: 0.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sierra a male or female name?

Sierra is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Sierra in an email?

If you do not know Sierra’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Sierra,” in English, “Guten Tag Sierra,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Sierra a unisex name?

Sierra is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Sierra a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/sierra. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sierra,
  title  = {Is Sierra a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/sierra},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}