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Marthine vs Sienna

Marthine 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.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2016, Marthine was ranked #533 and Sienna #154 among girls in Norway.

Marthine and Sienna over time

Marthine and Sienna appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Sienna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marthine 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.

Marthine 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 · Girls10 shared years, 20052016

    Marthine held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Sienna in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Marthine #384 in 2007, Sienna #153 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2006: Sienna moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #394 and #616; by 2006 that had become #572 and #309.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Marthine #533, Sienna #154.

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 Marthine, Sienna
FieldMarthineSienna
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)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/si.ˈɛn.ə/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #533 (2016)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #10 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sienna has a recorded origin (English (colour/place name)); Marthine does not have one recorded yet.
  • Marthine has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sienna.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sienna; Marthine doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Marthine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1988

    First recorded at #680 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1988–2016

    Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1988–2016).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2016

    Most recently recorded at #533 among girls in Norway, in 2016.

    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