Given name & surname
Sienna
“woman with reddish-brown hair”
Sienna is used as a given name and a surname. One Italian interpretation is “woman with reddish-brown hair.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Italian interpretation is “woman with reddish-brown hair.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Italian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sienna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39,887
- 10 boys · 39,877 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 2,659 babies
- 2025
- 2,659
- #94 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +39%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,659 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 94 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (375). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 25,552 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sienna’s family of names
Sienna has a related form in Siena. Sienna has a related form in Siennya. Sienna has a related form in Sienya.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sienna
- Sienna MillerBritish-American actressborn 1981
- Sienna GuilloryBritish actressborn 1975
- Sienna SpiroBritish singerborn 2005
- Sienna GreenAustralian water polo playerborn 2004
- Sienna HearnAustralian water polo playerborn 2002
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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