Girls' name · peaked in 2000
Serena name popularity since 1925
46,354 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Serena. Half of them were born in 1999 or earlier, so the typical Serena is about 27 years old in 2026. Serena peaked in 2000 as the #209 name for girls, and it ranked #325 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,354
- Named Serena, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #325
- for girls in 2025 (942 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 46,338 girls · 16 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 2.11× its national share
Peak year is the year Serena made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Serena births per year, 1925–2025
2000 was the biggest year for Serena both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1964 and 1969, Serena became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 9,330 baby girls to 1 in 2,500.
- Steepest fall: Between 2000 and 2005, its share of baby girls fell by 43%, from 1 in 1,210 to 1 in 2,130.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Serena's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Serena.
Decade by decade
Babies named Serena in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 196 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 354 | 0 | #1,261 |
| 1940s | 595 | 0 | #1,013 |
| 1950s | 1,055 | 0 | #871 |
| 1960s | 2,568 | 0 | #744 |
| 1970s | 4,844 | 5 | #445 |
| 1980s | 5,263 | 11 | #400 |
| 1990s | 8,444 | 0 | #326 |
| 2000s | 10,634 | 0 | #363 |
| 2010s | 7,331 | 0 | #410 |
| 2020–25 | 5,054 | 0 | #325 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
36.2% of babies named Serena from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Serena is most popular
The index compares Serena's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Serena.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2.11× | 1,165 |
| California | 1.99× | 8,954 |
| Washington | 1.73× | 1,234 |
| New Mexico | 1.63× | 383 |
| Oregon | 1.50× | 599 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Serena and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Serena (this page) | 46,338 | 2000 |
| Serina | 5,841 | 1998 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Serena's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Serena.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Serena (2000).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data