Recorded 1956–2004 Girls' name Peak 1981 18 births

Sarene — girls' name

18 babies named Sarene in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61980s72000s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sarene was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sarene in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarene

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Sarene between 1956 and 2004, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarene performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sarene shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarene 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 18 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.

Sarene at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

18

Since 1956

49 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1956

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2004

Sarene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1956

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200419811956 6

Sarene by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 39% of Sarene's all-time total
1950s61980s72000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarene?
18 babies have been named Sarene since 1956. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Sarene most popular?
Sarene was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Sarene been used?
Sarene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 49 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Sarene?
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.

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, 1956–2004 (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.