Seren
Girl · SEH-ren · Welsh
Seren is a girls' name of Welsh origin, meaning “star”. In 2025 it ranked 250th for girls in the UK (206 babies) and 3,167th for girls in the US (50 babies).
What does Seren mean?
Welsh
“star”
The Welsh word for star.
- Say it
- SEH-ren
Is Seren a girl's or a boy's name?
Seren is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 206 girls in the UK and 50 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Seren in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #250among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 206about 1 in 1,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 206 girls in the UK were named Seren, making it the 250th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 225th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 566 girls.
Half of all the girls named Seren in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 238th in England and Wales, 429th in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Seren in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 206 | #250 |
| 2024 | 190 | #272 |
| 2023 | 171 | #292 |
| 2022 | 216 | #237 |
| 2021 | 233 | #234 |
| 2020 | 238 | #225 |
| 2019 | 268 | #205 |
| 2018 | 303 | #191 |
| 2017 | 340 | #177 |
| 2016 | 396 | #154 |
| 2015 | 450 | #139 |
| 2014 | 490 | #129 |
| 2013 | 513 | #121 |
| 2012 | 566 | #112 |
| 2011 | 465 | #136 |
| 2010 | 430 | #147 |
| 2009 | 459 | #135 |
| 2008 | 420 | #144 |
| 2007 | 354 | #174 |
| 2006 | 301 | #193 |
| 2005 | 260 | #209 |
| 2004 | 169 | #280 |
| 2003 | 164 | #281 |
| 2002 | 148 | #295 |
| 2001 | 120 | #324 |
| 2000 | 133 | #303 |
| 1999 | 94 | #383 |
| 1998 | 50 | #591 |
| 1997 | 52 | #567 |
| 1996 | 46 | #590 |
How popular is Seren in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,167among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 32,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 50 girls in the US were named Seren, making it the 3,167th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,077th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 62 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981. 8 boys were also named Seren in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Seren than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Seren in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 57 girls in the US were given Seren or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,400, up from #3,167 for this spelling alone.
- Seren 50
- Serin 7
In 2025, 86% of the babies named Seren in the US were girls.
Seren in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #3,167 |
| 2024 | 30 | #4,558 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4,790 |
| 2021 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2020 | 34 | #4,077 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5,161 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,852 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3,696 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,761 |
| 2015 | 46 | #3,429 |
| 2014 | 48 | #3,324 |
| 2013 | 50 | #3,217 |
| 2012 | 51 | #3,212 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,988 |
| 2010 | 53 | #3,122 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5,232 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 16 | #6,614 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
Names like Seren
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Imogen Eden Scarlett Esme Sienna Zara Lyra Wren Sylvie Harper Safa Freya
Other spellings of Seren
Serin
Names related to Seren
Serena Serene Serenna Sereen Serina Sireen Shereen Serine Soren Siren Serana Syren
More Welsh names
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