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Scarlet vs Sienna

Scarlet 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, Scarlet was ranked #795 and Sienna #19 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2020, Scarlet was ranked #397 and Sienna #32 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Scarlet was ranked #541 and Sienna #41 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Scarlet was ranked #905 and Sienna #44 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Scarlet and Sienna over time

Scarlet and Sienna appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Sienna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Scarlet 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.

Scarlet 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.

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 Scarlet in England and Wales · Girls — #291 and #427 the year before became #362 and #155.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Scarlet held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sienna in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Scarlet #155 in 2010, Sienna #12 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2004: Sienna moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #291 and #427; by 2004 that had become #362 and #155.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Scarlet #795, Sienna #19.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 20072020

    Scarlet held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sienna in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Scarlet #253 in 2009, Sienna #32 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Scarlet #397, Sienna #32.

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 Scarlet, Sienna
FieldScarletSienna
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/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationScotland · Girls #541 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #10 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sienna has a recorded origin (English (colour/place name)); Scarlet does not have one recorded yet.
  • Scarlet and Sienna both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sienna; Scarlet doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Scarlet

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #549 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #155 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #795 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · 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