Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Serene

Meaning A female given name from English Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,609 Trend ↑ Rising 56%

A female given name from English.

Rank 2025
#1,609
among girls · ↑97 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
130
named Serene · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,364
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
130 babies
All-time total
3,226
#3,438 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Serene popularity over time

3,226 babies have been named Serene since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 27 3 – #3,217
1920s 45 5 +67% #3,826
1930s 22 2 -51% #3,660
1940s 44 4 +100% #3,337
1950s 65 7 +48% #4,145
1960s 106 11 +63% #3,177
1970s 216 22 +104% #2,764
1980s 243 24 +12% #2,769
1990s 355 36 +46% #2,473
2000s 641 64 +81% #2,312
2010s 800 80 +25% #2,062
2020s (to 2025) 662 110 +38% #1,609

Where Serene is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 139 0.09 outside top 500
2027 148 0.09 outside top 500
2028 156 0.10 outside top 500
2029 162 0.10 outside top 500
2030 169 0.10 outside top 500

Where Serene is most popular

Girls named Serene per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, California, and New York.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Serene born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 38 0.209 +196%
California 113 0.134 +91%
New York 50 0.126 +79%
North Carolina 18 0.079 +12%
Florida 32 0.075 +6%
Texas 53 0.066 -7%
Maryland 6 0.057 -20%
Georgia 11 0.048 -31%
Arizona 6 0.043 -39%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -41%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -61%
Illinois 5 0.022 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Serene

Serene is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,609 in 2025 with 130 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 3,226 American babies have been named Serene. Its peak came in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Serene stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Serene?

The median living Serene is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 30. An estimated 3,100 people named Serene are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Serene year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 130 #1,609
2024 120 #1,706
2023 122 #1,698
2022 80 #2,343
2021 120 #1,729
2020 90 #2,061
2019 81 #2,270
2018 75 #2,416
2017 92 #2,107
2016 78 #2,410
2015 71 #2,551
2014 78 #2,368
2013 70 #2,564
2012 94 #2,062
2011 77 #2,413
2010 84 #2,293
2009 85 #2,312
2008 80 #2,415
2007 73 #2,565
2006 58 #2,972
2005 66 #2,603
2004 57 #2,842
2003 59 #2,698
2002 54 #2,814
2001 63 #2,483
2000 46 #3,060
1995 31 #3,570
1990 22 #4,490
1985 27 #3,313
1980 26 #3,301
1975 23 #3,136
1970 13 #4,438
1965 7 #5,717
1960 9 #4,714
1955 8 #4,676
1950 6 #5,204
1945 – –
1940 7 #3,810
1935 – –
1930 5 #5,155
1925 – –
1920 5 #5,659
1915 7 #3,744
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Serene, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Serene?

The median living Serene is about 16 years old. Half of all living Serenes are between 7 and 30 years old.

How many people named Serene are alive today?

An estimated 3,100 people named Serene are alive in the United States, based on 3,226 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Serene mean?

A female given name from English.

How popular is the name Serene in 2025?

Serene ranked #1,609 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 130 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Serene?

3,226 babies have been named Serene in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Serene most popular?

Serene peaked in 2025, when 130 newborns received the name.

Is Serene a boy or girl name?

Serene is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Serene rising or falling?

Serene is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Serene become more popular?

Serene is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 169 girls named Serene in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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