Rosa vs Sienna
Rosa 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 2024, Rosa was ranked #94 and Sienna #19 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Rosa was ranked #75 and Sienna #30 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Rosa was ranked #108 and Sienna #41 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Rosa was ranked #226 and Sienna #62 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2023, Rosa was ranked #452 and Sienna #127 among girls in Norway.
Rosa and Sienna over time
Rosa and Sienna appear together in 3 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Sienna held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Rosa in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Rosa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Sienna 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2004, Sienna moved ahead of Rosa in England and Wales · Girls — #394 and #427 the year before became #331 and #155.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Rosa and Sienna averaged 55.6 places apart, ending at #75 and #30.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Rosa #94 in 2024, Sienna #12 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Rosa held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sienna in 21.
Highest recorded here: Rosa #94 in 2024, Sienna #12 in 2022.
The order changed in 2004: Sienna moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #394 and #427; by 2004 that had become #331 and #155.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Rosa #94, Sienna #19.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2025
Rosa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Sienna in 22.
Highest recorded here: Rosa #197 in 2020, Sienna #44 in 2022.
The order changed in 2004: Sienna moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #331 and #620; by 2004 that had become #317 and #287.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Rosa #226, Sienna #62.
Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2004–2024
Rosa held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sienna in 17.
Highest recorded here: Rosa #53 in 2015, Sienna #30 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Rosa #75, Sienna #30.
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 | Rosa | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #10 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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)); Rosa does not have one recorded yet.
- Rosa and Sienna both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sienna; Rosa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Rosa
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #334 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2001–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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