Malena vs Sienna

Malena 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 2022, Malena was ranked #4645 and Sienna #12 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Malena was ranked #465 and Sienna #123 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Malena was ranked #842 and Sienna #144 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Malena and Sienna over time

Malena and Sienna appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Sienna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Malena 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.

Malena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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

England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2003–2022
Malena held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sienna in 17.
Highest recorded here: Malena #2464 in 2014, Sienna #12 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Malena #4645, Sienna #12.
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 2005–2024
Malena held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sienna in 15.
Highest recorded here: Malena #305 in 2006, Sienna #123 in 2024.
The order changed in 2007: Sienna moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #305 and #309; by 2007 that had become #383 and #256.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Malena #465, Sienna #123.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Sienna

Pairs where Sienna shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Sienna vs Layla
Sienna and Layla both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Sienna · Layla · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Poppy vs Sienna
Poppy and Sienna both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Poppy · Sienna · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Sienna vs Sofia
Sienna and Sofia both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Sienna · Sofia · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Sienna vs Aurora
Sienna and Aurora both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Sienna · Aurora · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Malena, Sienna
Field	Malena	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	Not yet recorded	/si.ˈɛn.ə/
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #465 (2024)	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)); Malena does not have one recorded yet.
Malena has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sienna.
A meaning is recorded for Sienna; Malena doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Malena

Popularity journey

First recorded1989
First recorded at #676 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2024
Highest recorded position: #305 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1989–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #465 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · 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