US rank #7609 Girls' name Peak 1999 2,471 births

Sarena — #7609 US girls' name

2,471 babies named Sarena in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61930s51950s351960s1441970s2971980s4231990s6882000s5622010s2572020s54
#7609
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Sarena was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

97 babies were named Sarena in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarena

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,471 babies named Sarena between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarena currently holds the #7609 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 688 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sarena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 349 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sarena in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,471 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sarena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,471

Since 1916

109 years of records

Peak year

1999

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,609

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1916

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sarena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
97
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Sarena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
688 births that decade — 28% of Sarena's all-time total
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Sarena by state

Where Sarena concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sarena
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 1.3%
#6 Illinois
20 0.8%
#7 Ohio
16 0.6%
#8 Pennsylvania
10 0.4%
California share of Sarena's total US births 14.1%
Even split

349 of 2,471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Sarena appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarena?
2,471 babies have been named Sarena since 1916. It currently ranks #7609 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 97 births.
When was Sarena most popular?
Sarena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 688 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Sarena most popular?
The top states for the name Sarena are California (349 births), Texas (74 births), New York (61 births).
How long has the name Sarena been used?
Sarena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 109 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sarena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.