Tierney
Tierney was the 7456th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1062nd with 172 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,071 places. More babies were named Tierney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,456 girls, down 4,124 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993172 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,979babies recorded
Tierney popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 23 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,456 | 15 |
| 2020 | #3,332 | 47 |
| 2010 | #2,937 | 59 |
| 2000 | #1,616 | 110 |
| 1990 | #1,409 | 113 |
| 1980 | #2,531 | 38 |
| 1970 | #3,562 | 18 |
| 1960 | #2,982 | 18 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tierney, counting every spelling?
Tierney has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Tierney?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tierney (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Tierney born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tierney.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tierney?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Tierney are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 19 and 37. That makes Tierney mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tierney: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tierney, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tierney
How popular is the name Tierney?
Tierney was the 7456th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1062nd with 172 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,071 places. More babies were named Tierney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tierney a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Tierney in the US.