Unisex name · since 1981
Seren
1,026 babies named Seren in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,192 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,026
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seren currently ranks #3192 among unisex names in America, with 1,026 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Seren recorded 1,026 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #3192 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #7,390 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,192 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,026 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seren ranks #7,390 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,192 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,026 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,390 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,192 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,026
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Seren's 1,026 recorded births place it above 89.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Seren compares
1,026 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Seren's all-time total is 173% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seren | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,026 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Seren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seren's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seren popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Seren popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 1998 (Seren as boys' name)
Seren by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (471 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Seren's strongest decade.
471 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Seren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s
2010s
471 births
- 2020s
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 471 births (46% of all-time use).
How Seren 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 Seren's total volume
Seren by state
Where Seren concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 93 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 25 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
93 of 1,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Seren's data
- Seren's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (471 total births) through the 2020s (214) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Serens (93 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 Seren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Seren 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.