US rank #331 Girls' name Peak 2000 46,500 births

Serena — #331 US girls' name

46,500 babies named Serena in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1411890s1841900s2181910s3591920s4061930s3541940s5951950s10541960s25681970s48441980s52631990s84442000s106342010s73312020s4105
#331
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Serena was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

1,504 babies were named Serena in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serena

The Social Security Administration has registered 46,500 babies named Serena between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serena currently holds the #331 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 1,504 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10,634 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Serena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8,803 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Serena in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serena 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 46,500 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.

Serena at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

46,500

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2000

1,504 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#331

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serena popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2000)
1,504
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Serena popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1970 (Serena as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 198919851970 5

Serena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10,634 births that decade — 23% of Serena's all-time total
1880s1411890s1841900s2181910s3591920s4061930s3541940s5951950s10541960s25681970s48441980s52631990s84442000s106342010s73312020s4105

Serena by state

Where Serena concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Serena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8,803 18.9%
#2 New York
3,822 8.2%
#3 Texas
3,495 7.5%
#4 Florida
2,057 4.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
1,589 3.4%
#6 Illinois
1,555 3.3%
#7 Michigan
1,353 2.9%
#8 Ohio
1,348 2.9%
California share of Serena's total US births 18.9%
Even split

8,803 of 46,500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Serena appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serena?
46,500 babies have been named Serena since 1880. It currently ranks #331 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 1,504 births.
When was Serena most popular?
Serena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10,634 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Serena most popular?
The top states for the name Serena are California (8,803 births), New York (3,822 births), Texas (3,495 births).
How long has the name Serena been used?
Serena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Serena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serenity, Serina, Seraphina, Serafina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.