Aurora vs Sienna
Aurora and Siennacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Aurora was ranked #42 and Sienna #10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Aurora was ranked #14 and Sienna #136 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aurora was ranked #43 and Sienna #19 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aurora was ranked #93 and Sienna #30 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aurora was ranked #55 and Sienna #41 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Aurora was ranked #42 and Sienna #53 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aurora was ranked #76 and Sienna #62 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aurora and Sienna over time
Aurora and Sienna appear together in 6 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Sienna held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Aurora in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Sienna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Aurora in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One took the other's place near the top
In New Zealand · Girls, Aurora moved into the top 50 at #42 in 2023 as Sienna fell out of it to #53, having been #28 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Aurora moved ahead of Sienna in New Zealand · Girls — #46 and #28 the year before became #42 and #53.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aurora and Sienna changed places 5 times in New Zealand · Girls between 2013 and 2023, ending at #42 and #53.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aurora #43 in 2024, Sienna #12 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aurora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sienna in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #43 in 2024, Sienna #12 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aurora #43, Sienna #19.
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 2005–2025
Aurora held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sienna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #14 in 2025, Sienna #123 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aurora #14, Sienna #136.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2008–2025
Aurora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sienna in 18.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #76 in 2025, Sienna #44 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aurora #76, Sienna #62.
Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2012–2024
Aurora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sienna in 13.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #91 in 2023, Sienna #30 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aurora #93, Sienna #30.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls12 shared years, 2014–2025
Aurora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sienna in 12.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #29 in 2022, Sienna #9 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aurora #42, Sienna #10.
New Zealand · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2023
Aurora held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Sienna in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #42 in 2021, Sienna #26 in 2014.
The order changed in 2023: Aurora moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #46 and #28; by 2023 that had become #42 and #53.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aurora #42, Sienna #53.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aurora | Sienna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From the English word for the orange-red colour, ultimately from the Italian city of Siena, known for its distinctive reddish clay. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English (colour/place name) |
| Pronunciation | /si.ˈɛn.ə/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #14 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #10 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sienna has a recorded origin (English (colour/place name)); Aurora does not have one recorded yet.
- Aurora has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sienna.
- A meaning is recorded for Sienna; Aurora doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
How each name got here
Aurora
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #390 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #42 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Sienna
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2009 (recorded 2003–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls