US rank #117 Girls' name Peak 2013 75,261 births

Serenity — #117 US girls' name

75,261 babies named Serenity in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s3521980s4681990s16752000s196482010s388852020s14233
#117
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.3% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2013
Single peak year

4,471 babies were named Serenity in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serenity

The Social Security Administration has registered 75,261 babies named Serenity between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serenity currently holds the #117 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 4,471 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serenity performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 38,885 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Serenity shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8,056 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Serenity in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serenity 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 75,261 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.

Serenity at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

75,261

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2013

4,471 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#117

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serenity popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2013)
4,471
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 202420172010200319961989198219751972 7

Serenity popularity over time — boys

75 total births recorded since 2002 (Serenity as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 75 births
45678910 201920172016201420132012201120102008200620042002 5

Serenity by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
38,885 births that decade — 52% of Serenity's all-time total
1970s3521980s4681990s16752000s196482010s388852020s14233

Serenity by state

Where Serenity concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Serenity
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8,056 10.7%
#2 California
6,827 9.1%
#3 Florida
4,500 6.0%
#4 New York
3,348 4.4%
#5 Georgia
3,305 4.4%
#6 North Carolina
3,259 4.3%
#7 Ohio
3,091 4.1%
#8 Pennsylvania
2,659 3.5%
Texas share of Serenity's total US births 10.7%
Even split

8,056 of 75,261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Serenity appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serenity?
75,261 babies have been named Serenity since 1972. It currently ranks #117 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 4,471 births.
When was Serenity most popular?
Serenity was most popular in the 2010s decade with 38,885 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Serenity most popular?
The top states for the name Serenity are Texas (8,056 births), California (6,827 births), Florida (4,500 births).
How long has the name Serenity been used?
Serenity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Serenity?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serena, 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, 1972–2024 (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.