US rank #4034 Girls' name Peak 1998 5,814 births

Serina — #4034 US girls' name

5,814 babies named Serina in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4034
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Serina was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

214 babies were named Serina in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serina

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,814 babies named Serina between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serina currently holds the #4034 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 214 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,493 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Serina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,407 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Serina in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serina 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 5,814 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.

Serina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,814

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1998

214 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,034

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
214
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Serina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,493 births that decade — 26% of Serina's all-time total
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Serina by state

Where Serina concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Serina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,407 24.2%
#2 Texas
517 8.9%
#3 New York
377 6.5%
#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%
California share of Serina's total US births 24.2%
Even split

1,407 of 5,814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Serina appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serina?
5,814 babies have been named Serina since 1918. It currently ranks #4034 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 214 births.
When was Serina most popular?
Serina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,493 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Serina most popular?
The top states for the name Serina are California (1,407 births), Texas (517 births), New York (377 births).
How long has the name Serina been used?
Serina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Serina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serenity, Serena, 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, 1918–2024 (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.