Girls' name · since 1914
Serene
Serene has 3,226 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,606 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,226
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Serene is the #1606 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,226 recorded since 1914.
Serene has 3,226 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1606 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #3,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,606 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,226 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serene ranks #3,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,606 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,226 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,606 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,226
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Serene's 3,226 recorded births place it above 95.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Serene compares
3,226 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Serene's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Serene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,226 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 130 | 21 | 19,840 |
Serene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Serene's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 130, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Serene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Serene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (800 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Serene's strongest decade.
800 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Serene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 65
1950s
65 births
- 1960s 106
1960s
106 births
- 1970s 216
1970s
216 births
- 1980s 243
1980s
243 births
- 1990s
1990s
355 births
- 2000s
2000s
641 births
- 2010s
2010s
800 births
- 2020s
2020s
662 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 800 births (25% of all-time use).
How Serene 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 Serene's total volume
Serene by state
Where Serene concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 636 | 19.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 169 | 5.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 141 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 73 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 71 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 51 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 29 | 0.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 23 | 0.7% |
636 of 3,226 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Serene appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Serene's data
- Serene's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (800 total births) through the 2020s (662) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Serenes (636 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 Serene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Serene 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.