Girls' name · since 1972
Serenity
Serenity has 77,550 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77,550
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Serenity currently ranks #129 among girls' names in America, with 77,550 babies recorded since 1972.
Serenity has 77,550 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #129 as of the latest data, more common than 99.3% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #451 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #129 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 77,550 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serenity ranks #451 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #129 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 77,550 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #451 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77,550
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Serenity's 77,550 recorded births place it above 99.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Serenity compares
77,550 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Serenity's all-time total is 206x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Serenity | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 77,550 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,475 | 21 | 19,840 |
Serenity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Serenity's full recorded timeline at 1999, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 4,475 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Serenity popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 4,475
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Serenity popularity over time - boys
75 total births recorded since 2002 (Serenity as boys' name)
Serenity by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (38,921 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Serenity's strongest decade.
38,921 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Serenity births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 352
1970s
352 births
- 1980s 468
1980s
468 births
- 1990s 1,675
1990s
1,675 births
- 2000s
2000s
19,651 births
- 2010s
2010s
38,921 births
- 2020s
2020s
16,483 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 38,921 births (50% of all-time use).
How Serenity 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 Serenity's total volume
Serenity by state
Where Serenity concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,288 | 10.7% |
| #2 | California | | 7,029 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 4,679 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 3,458 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 3,430 | 4.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 3,362 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,186 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,756 | 3.6% |
8,288 of 77,550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Serenity appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Serenity's data
- Serenity's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (38,921 total births) through the 2020s (16,483) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Serenitys (8,288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Serenity: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Serenity 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.