Serena

#325 for girls in 2025, 942 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2000 · 1,504 births
Debut · girls
13 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
47,450
since 1880

Serena over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Serena has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #209, 2000girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#325942—
2024#331942—
2023#375821—
2022#386814—
2021#386810—
2020#421725—
2019#424748—
2018#392780—
2017#413768—
2016#448720—
2015#410782—
2014#456704—
2013#409744—
2012#436716—
2011#448682—
2010#447687—
2009#391813—
2008#374882—
2007#403814—
2006#396810—
2005#361869—
2004#3011,063—
2003#2551,277—
2002#2441,306—
2001#2461,296—
2000#2091,504—
1999#2181,440—
1998#2201,401—
1997#2451,206—
1996#309925—
1995#326831—
1994#404620—
1993#457546—
1992#490500—
1991#484498—
1990#504477—
1989#521448#6,9416
1988#529416—
1987#480448—
1986#473453—
1985#400566#6,5235
1984#384577—
1983#374596—
1982#389594—
1981#411535—
1980#372630—
1979#418502—
1978#429471—
1977#407507—
1976#437453—
1975#443444—
1974#465387—
1973#456404—
1972#432450—
1971#386587—
1970#374639#4,7245
1969#346676—
1968#459441—
1967#592261—
1966#691200—
1965#741181—
1964#731203—
1963#769180—
1962#804169—
1961#908142—
1960#1,001115—
1959#800163—
1958#824151—
1957#958116—
1956#1,03498—
1955#869125—
1954#1,06485—
1953#1,08279—
1952#1,02284—
1951#1,01484—
1950#1,09970—
1949#1,08868—
1948#1,09566—
1947#1,09766—
1946#1,00670—
1945#1,00359—
1944#94567—
1943#1,18147—
1942#1,01959—
1941#1,24337—
1940#95756—
1939#1,00949—
1938#92359—
1937#1,19636—
1936#1,37528—
1935#1,24433—
1934#1,37228—
1933#1,22434—
1932#1,44827—
1931#1,25833—
1930#1,49927—
1929#1,44728—
1928#1,09747—
1927#1,21341—
1926#1,48330—
1925#1,07450—
1924#1,38235—
1923#1,28337—
1922#1,20741—
1921#1,12646—
1920#1,03851—
1919#1,29735—
1918#1,04148—
1917#91657—
1916#1,05943—
1915#1,09438—
1914#1,00335—
1913#1,12024—
1912#90331—
1911#1,07117—
1910#76831—
1909#83124—
1908#76825—
1907#79022—
1906#79321—
1905#82520—
1904#96514—
1903#83617—
1902#64826—
1901#77118—
1900#63431—
1899#79117—
1898#67923—
1897#66022—
1896#57628—
1895#74618—
1894#85013—
1893#82613—
1892#63820—
1891#69515—
1890#69315—
1889#51624—
1888#69014—
1887#56016—
1886#57215—
1885#60813—
1884#7319—
1883#61510—
1882#49314—
1881#47013—
1880#46613—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Serena was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883–1885, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.

Where Serena is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNHWashington: #384 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,516 girlsMNIllinois: #836 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,882 girlsILWisconsin: #456 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,239 girlsWIMichigan: #477 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,038 girlsMINew York: #505 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,741 girlsNYMassachusetts: #364 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,700 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedRIOregon: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #172 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 812 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedIAIndiana: #470 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,108 girlsINOhio: #508 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,529 girlsOHPennsylvania: #521 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,582 girlsPANew Jersey: #659 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,999 girlsNJConnecticut: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,466 girlsCTCalifornia: #353 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 2,036 girlsCAUtah: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,328 girlsUTColorado: #319 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,985 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedNEMissouri: #635 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,281 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedWVVirginia: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,373 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedDEArizona: #322 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,802 girlsAZNew Mexico: #251 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedARTennessee: #349 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #456 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,556 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,952 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,756 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedALGeorgia: #500 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,768 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Serena, so not publishedHITexas: #648 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 5,267 girlsTXFlorida: #426 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,020 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#172 · 1 in 812
  2. New Mexico#251 · 1 in 1,184
  3. Colorado#319 · 1 in 1,985
  4. Arizona#322 · 1 in 1,802
  5. Minnesota#339 · 1 in 2,516

Best ever in a state: #70 in Hawaii, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#17251 in 812
New Mexico#25181 in 1,184
Colorado#319111 in 1,985
Arizona#322131 in 1,802
Minnesota#339111 in 2,516
Tennessee#349111 in 2,505
California#3531021 in 2,036
Massachusetts#364131 in 2,700
Washington#384111 in 2,473
Utah#38961 in 2,328
Oregon#40761 in 2,559
Florida#426221 in 3,020
Virginia#426101 in 3,373
Connecticut#43051 in 3,466
South Carolina#43761 in 2,952
North Carolina#456101 in 3,556
Wisconsin#45671 in 4,239
Indiana#47081 in 4,108
Michigan#477141 in 4,038
Georgia#500101 in 3,768
New York#505291 in 3,741
Oklahoma#50651 in 3,756
Ohio#508151 in 4,529
Pennsylvania#521151 in 4,582
Missouri#63551 in 6,281
Texas#648251 in 5,267
New Jersey#65971 in 5,999
Illinois#83691 in 7,882
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Serena
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#331 → #325)
  • 96 spots since 2020 (#421 → #325)
  • 85 spots since 2015 (#410 → #325)
  • Biggest jump: 273 spots in 1938 (#1,196 → #923)
  • Biggest drop: 303 spots in 1911 (#768 → #1,071)
Rise & fade · girls
120 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2000 at #209 (1,504 births)
  • Births halved by 2010, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 105 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1961–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,207
  • Highest: 1 in 1,207 girls born in 2000 were named Serena (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,706 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 22.4% of all girls named Serena (10,634) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s141#466 (1880)#572
1890s184#576 (1896)#715
1900s218#634 (1900)#786
1910s359#768 (1910)#1,027
1920s406#1,038 (1920)#1,235
1930s354#923 (1938)#1,255
1940s595#945 (1944)#1,063
1950s1,055#800 (1959)#977
1960s2,568#346 (1969)#704
1970s4,844#374 (1970)#425
1980s5,263#372 (1980)#433
1990s8,444#218 (1999)#366
2000s10,634#209 (2000)#318
2010s7,331#392 (2018)#428
2020s5,054#325 (2025)#371

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Serena in 1986

girls
#473
453 births · 1 in 3,787 girls

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #473Serena453
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 3,787 of them was named Serena, which outranked 96.3% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Serena
  1. #470Josephine456
  2. #471Jenifer455
  3. #472Hailey454
  4. #473Serena453
  5. #473Christen453
  6. #475Alaina451
  7. #475Bobbie451
  8. #475Darlene451

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →