Girls' name · since 1916
Sarena
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 2,483 babies named Sarena, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,907 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,483
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sarena currently ranks #8907 among girls' names in America, with 2,483 babies recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarena has been recorded 2,483 times among girls since 1916, currently ranked #8907 nationally and more common than 49% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #4,068 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,907 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,483 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarena ranks #4,068 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,907 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,483 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,068 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,907 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,483
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sarena's 2,483 recorded births place it above 94.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sarena compares
2,483 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sarena's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,483 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sarena's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 97, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sarena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Sarena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (688 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Sarena's strongest decade.
688 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Sarena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s 144
1960s
144 births
- 1970s
1970s
297 births
- 1980s
1980s
423 births
- 1990s
1990s
688 births
- 2000s
2000s
562 births
- 2010s 257
2010s
257 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 688 births (28% of all-time use).
How Sarena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sarena's total volume
Sarena by state
Where Sarena concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 349 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 74 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 61 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 35 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 31 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 20 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.4% |
349 of 2,483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Sarena appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sarena's data
- Sarena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (688 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sarenas (349 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sarena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sarena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.