Recorded 1969–1999 Girls' name Peak 1972 46 births

Serenia — girls' name

46 babies named Serenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s241980s51990s11

The verdict

46 girls have been named Serenia since 1969, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1999.

46
total births
1969–1999
years on record
1970s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Serenia was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

12 babies were named Serenia in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Serenia between 1969 and 1999, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serenia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Serenia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serenia 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 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.

Serenia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

46

Since 1969

31 years of records

Peak year

1972

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1969

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1999

Serenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1969

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1972)
12
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 1999199519821975197219701969 6

Serenia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 52% of Serenia's all-time total
1960s61970s241980s51990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serenia?
46 babies have been named Serenia since 1969. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1972 with 12 births.
When was Serenia most popular?
Serenia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Serenia been used?
Serenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 31 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Serenia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serenity, Serena, Serina, Seraphina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1969–1999 (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.