Girls' name · since 1918
Serina
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 5,848 babies named Serina, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,848
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Serina is the #4187 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,848 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Serina recorded 5,848 times among girls since 1918, holding rank #4187 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #2,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,187 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,848 born since 1918
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serina ranks #2,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,187 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,848 born since 1918, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,312 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,848
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
Serina's 5,848 recorded births place it above 96.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Serina compares
5,848 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Serina's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Serina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,848 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 214 | 21 | 19,840 |
Serina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Serina splits its recorded history at 1987: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 214 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Serina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 214
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Serina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,493 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Serina's strongest decade.
1,493 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Serina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 333
1960s
333 births
- 1970s
1970s
860 births
- 1980s
1980s
976 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,493 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,262 births
- 2010s
2010s
619 births
- 2020s 201
2020s
201 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,493 births (26% of all-time use).
How Serina 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 Serina's total volume
Serina by state
Where Serina concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,412 | 24.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 517 | 8.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 377 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 206 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 170 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 89 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 64 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 57 | 1.0% |
1,412 of 5,848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Serina appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Serina's data
- Serina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,493 total births); usage has since declined to 201 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Serinas (1,412 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 Serina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Serina 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.