Serena
Girl · se-REE-na · Latin
Serena is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “calm, serene”. In 2025 it ranked 394th for girls in the UK (119 babies) and 325th for girls in the US (942 babies).
What does Serena mean?
Latin
“calm, serene”
From Latin serenus, calm and clear; Spenser gave the name to a lady in The Faerie Queene.
- Say it
- se-REE-na
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Is Serena a girl's or a boy's name?
Serena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 119 girls in the UK and 942 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Serena in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #394among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 119about 1 in 2,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 119 girls in the UK were named Serena, making it the 394th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 371st. Its busiest year was 2005, with 177 girls.
Half of all the girls named Serena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 124 girls in the UK were given Serena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #384, up from #394 for this spelling alone.
- Serena 119
- Serenna 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 381st in England and Wales and 387th in Scotland.
Serena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | #394 |
| 2024 | 153 | #317 |
| 2023 | 108 | #427 |
| 2022 | 141 | #344 |
| 2021 | 123 | #402 |
| 2020 | 130 | #371 |
| 2019 | 106 | #448 |
| 2018 | 105 | #469 |
| 2017 | 106 | #461 |
| 2016 | 98 | #489 |
| 2015 | 112 | #441 |
| 2014 | 99 | #481 |
| 2013 | 106 | #439 |
| 2012 | 146 | #368 |
| 2011 | 137 | #377 |
| 2010 | 143 | #356 |
| 2009 | 132 | #369 |
| 2008 | 111 | #426 |
| 2007 | 127 | #373 |
| 2006 | 163 | #308 |
| 2005 | 177 | #278 |
| 2004 | 160 | #292 |
| 2003 | 148 | #301 |
| 2002 | 160 | #277 |
| 2001 | 170 | #267 |
| 2000 | 168 | #271 |
| 1999 | 164 | #269 |
| 1998 | 155 | #277 |
| 1997 | 165 | #262 |
| 1996 | 142 | #282 |
How popular is Serena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #325among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 942about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 942 girls in the US were named Serena, making it the 325th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 421st. Its busiest year was 2000, with 1,504 girls.
Half of all the girls named Serena in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Serena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 942 | #325 |
| 2024 | 942 | #331 |
| 2023 | 821 | #375 |
| 2022 | 814 | #386 |
| 2021 | 810 | #386 |
| 2020 | 725 | #421 |
| 2019 | 748 | #424 |
| 2018 | 780 | #392 |
| 2017 | 768 | #413 |
| 2016 | 720 | #448 |
| 2015 | 782 | #410 |
| 2014 | 704 | #456 |
| 2013 | 744 | #409 |
| 2012 | 716 | #436 |
| 2011 | 682 | #448 |
| 2010 | 687 | #447 |
| 2009 | 813 | #391 |
| 2008 | 882 | #374 |
| 2007 | 814 | #403 |
| 2006 | 810 | #396 |
| 2005 | 869 | #361 |
| 2004 | 1,063 | #301 |
| 2003 | 1,277 | #255 |
| 2002 | 1,306 | #244 |
| 2001 | 1,296 | #246 |
| 2000 | 1,504 | #209 |
| 1999 | 1,440 | #218 |
| 1998 | 1,401 | #220 |
| 1997 | 1,206 | #245 |
| 1996 | 925 | #309 |
| 1995 | 831 | #326 |
| 1994 | 620 | #404 |
| 1993 | 546 | #457 |
| 1992 | 500 | #490 |
| 1991 | 498 | #484 |
| 1990 | 477 | #503 |
| 1989 | 448 | #521 |
| 1988 | 416 | #529 |
| 1987 | 448 | #480 |
| 1986 | 453 | #473 |
| 1985 | 566 | #400 |
| 1984 | 577 | #384 |
| 1983 | 596 | #374 |
| 1982 | 594 | #389 |
| 1981 | 535 | #411 |
| 1980 | 630 | #372 |
| 1979 | 502 | #418 |
| 1978 | 471 | #429 |
| 1977 | 507 | #407 |
| 1976 | 453 | #437 |
| 1975 | 444 | #443 |
| 1974 | 387 | #465 |
| 1973 | 404 | #456 |
| 1972 | 450 | #432 |
| 1971 | 587 | #386 |
| 1970 | 639 | #374 |
| 1969 | 676 | #346 |
| 1968 | 441 | #459 |
| 1967 | 261 | #592 |
| 1966 | 200 | #691 |
| 1965 | 181 | #741 |
| 1964 | 203 | #731 |
| 1963 | 180 | #769 |
| 1962 | 169 | #804 |
| 1961 | 142 | #908 |
| 1960 | 115 | #1,000 |
| 1959 | 163 | #800 |
| 1958 | 151 | #823 |
| 1957 | 116 | #957 |
| 1956 | 98 | #1,033 |
| 1955 | 125 | #868 |
| 1954 | 85 | #1,063 |
| 1953 | 79 | #1,081 |
| 1952 | 84 | #1,021 |
| 1951 | 84 | #1,013 |
| 1950 | 70 | #1,098 |
| 1949 | 68 | #1,087 |
| 1948 | 66 | #1,094 |
| 1947 | 66 | #1,096 |
| 1946 | 70 | #1,005 |
| 1945 | 59 | #1,003 |
| 1944 | 67 | #945 |
| 1943 | 47 | #1,180 |
| 1942 | 59 | #1,019 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,243 |
| 1940 | 56 | #957 |
| 1939 | 49 | #1,009 |
| 1938 | 59 | #923 |
| 1937 | 36 | #1,196 |
| 1936 | 28 | #1,375 |
| 1935 | 33 | #1,244 |
| 1934 | 28 | #1,372 |
| 1933 | 34 | #1,224 |
| 1932 | 27 | #1,448 |
| 1931 | 33 | #1,258 |
| 1930 | 27 | #1,498 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,446 |
| 1928 | 47 | #1,097 |
| 1927 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,482 |
| 1925 | 50 | #1,074 |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,382 |
| 1923 | 37 | #1,283 |
| 1922 | 41 | #1,207 |
| 1921 | 46 | #1,126 |
| 1920 | 51 | #1,038 |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,297 |
| 1918 | 48 | #1,041 |
| 1917 | 57 | #916 |
| 1916 | 43 | #1,059 |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,094 |
| 1914 | 35 | #1,003 |
| 1913 | 24 | #1,120 |
| 1912 | 31 | #903 |
| 1911 | 17 | #1,071 |
| 1910 | 31 | #768 |
| 1909 | 24 | #831 |
| 1908 | 25 | #768 |
| 1907 | 22 | #790 |
| 1906 | 21 | #793 |
| 1905 | 20 | #825 |
| 1904 | 14 | #965 |
| 1903 | 17 | #836 |
| 1902 | 26 | #648 |
| 1901 | 18 | #771 |
| 1900 | 31 | #634 |
| 1899 | 17 | #791 |
| 1898 | 23 | #679 |
| 1897 | 22 | #660 |
| 1896 | 28 | #576 |
| 1895 | 18 | #746 |
| 1894 | 13 | #850 |
| 1893 | 13 | #826 |
| 1892 | 20 | #638 |
| 1891 | 15 | #695 |
| 1890 | 15 | #693 |
| 1889 | 24 | #516 |
| 1888 | 14 | #690 |
| 1887 | 16 | #560 |
| 1886 | 15 | #572 |
| 1885 | 13 | #608 |
| 1884 | 9 | #731 |
| 1883 | 10 | #615 |
| 1882 | 14 | #493 |
| 1881 | 13 | #470 |
| 1880 | 13 | #466 |
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