Girls' name · since 1880
Serena
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 47,450 babies named Serena, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #325 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 47,450
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
47,450 babies have been named Serena since 1880, making it today's #325 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serena has been recorded 47,450 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #325 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #325 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 47,450 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serena ranks #610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #325 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 47,450 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #325 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 47,450
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Serena's 47,450 recorded births place it above 99.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Serena compares
47,450 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Serena's all-time total is 126x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Serena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47,450 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,504 | 21 | 19,840 |
Serena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Serena's full recorded timeline at 1953, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 1,504 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Serena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 1,504
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Serena popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1970 (Serena as boys' name)
Serena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10,634 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Serena's strongest decade.
10,634 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Serena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 141
1880s
141 births
- 1890s 184
1890s
184 births
- 1900s 218
1900s
218 births
- 1910s 359
1910s
359 births
- 1920s 406
1920s
406 births
- 1930s 354
1930s
354 births
- 1940s 595
1940s
595 births
- 1950s 1,055
1950s
1,055 births
- 1960s 2,568
1960s
2,568 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,844 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,263 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,444 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,634 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,331 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,054 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,634 births (22% of all-time use).
How Serena 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 Serena's total volume
Serena by state
Where Serena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,954 | 18.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,901 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 3,589 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,141 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,626 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,582 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 1,382 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,375 | 2.9% |
8,954 of 47,450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Serena appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Serena's data
- Serena's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10,634 total births) through the 2020s (5,054) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Serenas (8,954 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Serena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Serena 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.