Recorded 1983–2023 Girls' name Peak 1996 278 births

Sereena — girls' name

278 babies named Sereena in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s501990s952000s1092010s132020s11

The verdict

278 girls have been named Sereena since 1983, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2023.

278
total births
1983–2023
years on record
2000s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

1996
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sereena in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sereena

The Social Security Administration has registered 278 babies named Sereena between 1983 and 2023, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sereena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sereena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sereena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sereena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sereena 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 278 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.

Sereena at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

278

Since 1983

41 years of records

Peak year

1996

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1983

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sereena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1983

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
16
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Sereena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
109 births that decade — 39% of Sereena's all-time total
1980s501990s952000s1092010s132020s11

Sereena by state

Where Sereena concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sereena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 4.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.8%
California share of Sereena's total US births 4.0%
Even split

11 of 278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sereena?
278 babies have been named Sereena since 1983. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 16 births.
When was Sereena most popular?
Sereena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Sereena most popular?
The top states for the name Sereena are California (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sereena been used?
Sereena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 41 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sereena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serenity, Serena, Serina, Seraphina, 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, 1983–2023 (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.