Tierre
A French name possibly derived from the word "terre" meaning earth.
Name Census estimates that about 476 living Americans carry the first name Tierre. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 76.5% of registrations being male. The average person named Tierre today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tierre births was 1976 (69 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tierre. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
476
~ 1 in 720,072 Americans
Peak year
1976
69 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,997
Tracked since 1972
Census
Tierre in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 441 people with the first name Tierre, which placed it at #22,535 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,535
National first-name rank
People counted
441
441 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
83.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tierre
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tierre is Black at 83.7%. The next largest groups are White (7.0%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tierre described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tierre at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American83.7% · 369
- White7.0% · 31
- Two or more races4.1% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.8% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 2
Gender
Gender distribution for Tierre
Tierre is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 497 total registrations, 380 (76.5%) were male and 117 (23.5%) were female.
Tierre as a male name
- Ranked #13,997 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1976 (62 births)
Tierre as a female name
- Ranked #15,200 in 2001
- 6 female births in 2001
- Peak: 1990 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tierre on both sides of the split. Of the 449 people counted with this name, 310 were male (69.0%) and 139 were female (31.0%).
Popularity
Tierre: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tierre from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 149 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tierre by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tierre during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tierres live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tierre
The name Tierre is believed to have its origins in the Old French language, dating back to the medieval period around the 12th century. It is derived from the French word "terre," which means "earth" or "land." This suggests that the name may have initially been associated with occupations or locations related to agriculture, farming, or landholding.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tierre can be found in the French epic poem "La Chanson de Roland" (The Song of Roland), which dates back to around 1100 CE. In this work, a character named Tierre is mentioned as one of the knights accompanying Charlemagne's army during their battles against the Moors in Spain.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Tierre was primarily used among the French nobility and aristocracy. Notable figures from this period who bore the name include Tierre de Montfort (c. 1195-1234), a French nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France.
As the name spread beyond France, it underwent various spelling variations in different regions. In England, for instance, the name was sometimes spelled as "Tyrre" or "Tyre." One notable English bearer of the name was Tyrre the Black (c. 1275-1320), a knight and landowner from Northamptonshire who fought in the Wars of Scottish Independence under Edward I.
During the Renaissance period, the name Tierre gained popularity in Italy, where it was often rendered as "Tierra" or "Tierri." One notable Italian figure with this name was Tierri di Castiglione (c. 1420-1490), a renowned artist and architect who worked on several projects in Milan and its surrounding regions.
In the 17th century, the name Tierre found its way to the New World, where it was adopted by some French settlers in Canada and Louisiana. One such individual was Tierre LeBlanc (c. 1650-1715), a French-Canadian trapper and explorer who played a role in the fur trade and the exploration of the Great Lakes region.
Over the centuries, the name Tierre has been borne by numerous other individuals, including Tierre Dumont (c. 1760-1831), a French general who served under Napoleon Bonaparte, and Tierre Curie (1859-1906), the husband of the famous scientist Marie Curie and a renowned physicist in his own right.
People
Tierre + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tierre as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tierre: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tierre?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 476 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tierre going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 720,072 US residents.
Is Tierre a common name?
We classify Tierre as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 497 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tierre most popular?
The single biggest year for Tierre was 1976, when 69 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tierre is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tierre in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 441 people with the name Tierre, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,535 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tierre in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tierre?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Tierre on both sides of the split. Of the 449 people counted with this name, 310 were male (69.0%) and 139 were female (31.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tierre?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tierre is Black at 83.7%. The next largest groups are White (7.0%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tierre most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tierre in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.7% (369 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tierre in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tierre a male name?
Yes, 76.5% of people registered as Tierre in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tierre still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tierre in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tierre can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Tierre?
Find out how many Americans are named Tierre on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.