Cienna
Cienna was the 1598th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1241st with 194 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 683 places. More babies were named Cienna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Sienna) Siena (Italian city); reddish-brown · Italian, English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,598 girls, up 252 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 131girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006194 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,093babies recorded
What does the name Cienna mean?
Cienna is a spelling of Sienna, pronounced the same way, so it shares Sienna's meaning and origin.
Sienna is the name of a reddish-brown earth pigment, named after the Italian city of Siena, whose clay gave the color. Wiktionary takes the given name from the color, and Wikipedia from the city and its burnt-orange rooftops; it calls the original meaning of the city name unclear. Wikipedia also notes that some Catholic families use the name in honor of Saint Catherine of Siena.
Siena (Italian, “city in Tuscany”)sienna (English, “reddish-brown pigment”)
How sure is this? Probable. The color and city are clear sources; the meaning of the city name Siena is unclear.
See also: Italian names, names that mean a color, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sienna', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Sienna (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Cienna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,598 | 131 |
| 2020 | #1,850 | 105 |
| 2010 | #1,979 | 101 |
| 2000 | #2,128 | 76 |
| 1990 | #9,436 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Cienna, counting every spelling?
Cienna is a spelling of Sienna, a name family that ranked #93 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,598 for Cienna on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,288 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sienna | 2,659 | #94 | 10,760 |
| Siena | 479 | #610 | 2,285 |
| Cienna | 131 | #1,598 | 567 |
| Ciena | 8 | #11,152 | 52 |
| Siennah | 11 | #9,377 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cienna?
131 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cienna (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cienna born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cienna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cienna?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Cienna are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Cienna mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cienna by state
How common Cienna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (1.6×), California (1.6×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cienna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cienna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cienna
What does Cienna mean?
Cienna is a spelling of Sienna, which means “Siena (Italian city); reddish-brown” (Italian, English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Cienna?
Cienna was the 1598th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 2006, when it ranked 1241st with 194 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 683 places. More babies were named Cienna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Cienna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cienna in the US.
Where is Cienna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cienna was most common in Pennsylvania (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Ohio.