Entry № 5410 · Italian origin

Sienna Sienna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ see-EN-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Italian
Meaning
"Orange-red; from Siena"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 102
First recorded
Modern as given name

A name that means "orange-red; from siena".

Sienna is named after the Tuscan city of Siena, famous for its medieval architecture and the deep orange-red colour of the local clay — the colour we call "burnt sienna," used as an artist's pigment for over five hundred years.

Sienna entered the U.S. top 1000 in 1995 and has been rising. The actress Sienna Miller brought the name into wider awareness in the early 2000s. Today it sits in the U.S. top 100 — a place name turned colour name turned girl name.

The colour of Tuscan clay, the city of a famous square. A name with a place.

The name in its native script.

Sienna
Transliteration
Sienna
Pronunciation
/ siˈɛn.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sienna stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 102 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 102 in 2025
Babies named Sienna · last year
2874 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1995
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №102 NOW · №102

Siennas before her.

Real people
Sienna Miller
British actress.
born 1981
Sienna Mae Gomez
American social media personality.
born 2004
In fiction
Sienna
Common contemporary character name.

Names connected to Sienna.

The number behind Sienna.

9

The Humanitarian

Sienna reduces to nine — the number of warmth and quiet generosity.

Why families chose this name.

"We honeymooned in Siena. The name was waiting for her when she came."
Erin · Mother of one · Brooklyn