How Many People Are Named Serena?
people named Serena are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,696 people in the US has this name
Based on 47,466 babies named Serena in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,504 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Late Latin name which was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". This name was borne by an obscure early saint. Edmund Spenser also used it in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Serena in English. Counting Serena and these spellings together, about 50,169 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Serena in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Serena alive today is about 28 years old, and 62% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 40 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Serena first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2000, to 1,504 babies. In 2025, 942 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Serena has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #209, in 2000. In 2025 it ranked #325.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #325 |
| Best rank | #209 (2000) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #299 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Serena alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Serena were born in California than in any other state: about 8,722 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Serena was given 2.2 times as often in Hawaii, 1.7 times in New Mexico and 1.6 times in California.
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