Girls' name · since 2003

Serine

Serine has 115 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#9991
among girls today
115
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
44%
more common than other girls

Serine currently ranks #9991 among girls' names in America, with 115 babies recorded since 2003.

Social Security Administration records show Serine recorded 115 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #9991 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.

  • #9991 among girls today
  • 115 born since 2003
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 44% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Serine is currently the #9991 girls' name in America, more common than 44% of girls - 115 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.

#9991
among girls today
115
born since 2003
2010s
peak decade
44%
more common than other girls

Serine vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%43.6%
Serine vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9991
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Serine was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

10 babies were named Serine in 2017 - its busiest year on record.

How Serine compares

115 27th percentile among 17,726 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

Serine's all-time total is 70% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Serine Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 115 382 567,345
Peak-year births 10 48 19,840

Serine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Serine's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Serine at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

115

Since 2003

23 years of records

Peak year

2017

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,991

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2003

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2025

Serine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
4681012 2003200620132017202020242025 5

Serine by decade

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

2010s was Serine's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Serine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serine?
Since 2003, Social Security records show 115 babies named Serine. Today it holds rank #9991 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 10 births.
When was Serine most popular?
Serine was most popular in the 2010s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Serine been used?
Records for Serine go back to 2003, giving 23 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Serine?
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.

What to do with Serine's data

  • Serine's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (33) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Serine: #9991 Girls' Name - 115 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/serine. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Serine 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 June 2026.