Meaning: Its source is ciar, a Gaelic name meaning "Black."

Popularity: The name Cierra ranked 251st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1751st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.