Girls' name · since 1983
Sereena
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.
- #16,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
278 girls have been named Sereena since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Sereena recorded 278 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2023.
- #16,569 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 278 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sereena ranks #16,569 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 278 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,569 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 278
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sereena's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sereena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sereena's full recorded timeline at 1999, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sereena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
278 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 16 births in a single year.
Sereena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Sereena's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sereena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (39% of all-time use).
Sereena decade highlights
- Peak decade 109 births
- Runner-up 95 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sereena by state
Where Sereena concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.8% |
11 of 278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 4.0% of nationwide
- Texas 1.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 4.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Sereena's data
- Sereena's decade-level peak was the 2000s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sereenas (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sereena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1983–2023 (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 Sereena 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.
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