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Hilde vs Sienna

Hilde 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2020, Hilde was ranked #3899 and Sienna #22 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Hilde was ranked #506 and Sienna #136 among girls in Norway.

Hilde and Sienna over time

Hilde and Sienna appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Sienna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hilde in 0.

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.

Hilde reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sienna in none. 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls15 shared years, 20052025

    Hilde held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Sienna in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Hilde #328 in 2005, Sienna #123 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2006: Sienna moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #328 and #616; by 2006 that had become #561 and #309.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hilde #506, Sienna #136.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Hilde, Sienna
FieldHildeSienna
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom the English word for the orange-red colour, ultimately from the Italian city of Siena, known for its distinctive reddish clay.
OriginNot yet recordedEnglish (colour/place name)
Pronunciation/si.ˈɛn.ə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #506 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #10 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sienna has a recorded origin (English (colour/place name)); Hilde does not have one recorded yet.
  • Hilde and Sienna both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sienna; Hilde doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Hilde

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #89 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #506 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Sienna

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2003–2025

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2009 (recorded 2003–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #10 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls