| Sienna | Belinda | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Reddish-brown | Beautiful (disputed) |
| Origin | Italian | italian |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | see-EN-uh | buh-LIN-duh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1960 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,659) | 1961 (3,120) |
| In 2025 | 2,659 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sienna | Belinda |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 12,482 | 755 |
| 2010s | 14,136 | 2,127 |
| 2000s | 10,685 | 2,651 |
| 1990s | 2,151 | 2,373 |
| 1980s | 305 | 5,348 |
| 1970s | 102 | 12,488 |
| 1960s | 16 | 22,944 |
| 1950s | 0 | 20,941 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,863 |
| 1930s | 0 | 219 |
| 1920s | 0 | 108 |
| 1910s | 0 | 83 |
| 1900s | 0 | 32 |
| 1890s | 0 | 23 |
| 1880s | 0 | 5 |
From the Italian city of Siena and its russet earth pigment, sienna.
HEDGE: origin uncertain. Commonly explained as coined from Italian bella 'beautiful' plus a suffix, which is why it is read as 'beautiful'. An alternative traces it to Old High German Betlinde, with a second element lind 'soft/tender' or possibly 'serpent/linden', in which case 'beautiful' would be folk-etymology.
Sienna is more popular than Belinda today: about 2,659 US babies were given the name Sienna in 2025, compared with 0 named Belinda.
Sienna means Reddish-brown (Italian origin), while Belinda means Beautiful (disputed) (italian origin).
In US records, Sienna first appears in 1960 and Belinda in 0, so Belinda has the longer recorded history.