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Serena

/səˈɹinə/ · 100% girls · #325 in the US for girls, 2025

Serena has been given to about 47,466 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/səˈɹinə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 44,841
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Serena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 1,504
  • Born in 2025942
  • All time47,466
  • England & Wales, 2025#381 · 111

How popular is Serena?

Serena ranks 325th among American girls in 2025, with 942 born that year. Its best year was 2000, when 1,504 babies were given the name, ranking 209th. The typical living American called Serena is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Serena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Selena0.88
  2. Serina0.82
  3. Elena0.75
  4. Helena0.75
  5. Sheena0.75
  6. Celena0.75
  7. Verna0.70
  8. Lorena0.70

Middle names for Serena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Serena Rose0.85
  2. Serena Louise0.85
  3. Serena June0.84
  4. Serena Pearl0.84
  5. Serena Quinn0.84
  6. Serena Nell0.84

Sibling names for Serena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Esmeraldasister · 0.98
  2. Pablobrother · 0.98
  3. Marcosbrother · 0.97
  4. Dantebrother · 0.97
  5. Kirasister · 0.96
  6. Francescasister · 0.96

Where Serena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.13%
  2. Montana0.08%
  3. New Jersey0.07%
  4. Nevada0.05%
  5. Connecticut0.05%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Serena White0.80
  2. Serena Reyes0.80
  3. Serena Nguyen0.80
  4. Serena Moore0.80
  5. Serena Lee0.80
  6. Serena Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Serena

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Serena across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.