girls' name ★ peaked 2013

Serenity

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #129 Trend ↓ Falling 29%

A female given name from English in general use since the 1990s.

Rank 2025
#129
among girls · ↓12 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,209
named Serenity · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 728
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2013
4,481 babies
All-time total
77,625
#451 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Serenity popularity over time

77,625 babies have been named Serenity since 1972, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 352 – 352 35 – #1,500
1980s 468 – 468 47 +33% #1,752
1990s 1,675 – 1,675 168 +258% #497
2000s 19,651 25 19,676 1,968 +1075% #93
2010s 38,921 50 38,971 3,897 +98% #52
2020s (to 2025) 16,483 – 16,483 2,747 -30% #69

Where Serenity 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 2,087 1.30 #140
2027 1,988 1.24 #148
2028 1,908 1.19 #157
2029 1,843 1.15 #161
2030 1,789 1.11 #172

Where Serenity is most popular

Girls named Serenity per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.61 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Delaware, and New Mexico.

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 Serenity 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
Mississippi 242 5.17 +222%
Delaware 52 4.58 +185%
New Mexico 102 4.19 +161%
West Virginia 109 4.16 +159%
District of Columbia 49 4.13 +157%
Alabama 342 3.64 +127%
Louisiana 299 3.42 +113%
South Carolina 307 3.41 +112%
Georgia 758 3.34 +108%
Nevada 150 3.23 +101%
Hawaii 36 3.14 +95%
Alaska 25 2.90 +81%
Kentucky 229 2.68 +67%
Arkansas 141 2.67 +66%
Tennessee 417 2.63 +64%
North Carolina 573 2.52 +57%
Missouri 295 2.45 +52%
North Dakota 32 2.43 +51%
Virginia 394 2.31 +44%
Maine 35 2.26 +41%
Florida 965 2.26 +40%
Oklahoma 163 2.21 +38%
Rhode Island 27 2.16 +34%
Michigan 375 2.06 +28%
Indiana 288 2.05 +28%
Pennsylvania 468 1.98 +23%
Ohio 464 1.96 +22%
Arizona 274 1.95 +22%
Maryland 205 1.93 +20%
Connecticut 110 1.89 +18%
Montana 25 1.85 +15%
Texas 1,477 1.84 +14%
Illinois 378 1.65 ≈ national
Iowa 94 1.61 ≈ national
Idaho 53 1.58 ≈ national
Wisconsin 162 1.57 ≈ national
Nebraska 55 1.53 -5%
California 1,202 1.43 -11%
New York 556 1.40 -13%
Oregon 88 1.35 -16%
Minnesota 143 1.33 -18%
Colorado 144 1.29 -20%
New Jersey 224 1.24 -23%
Kansas 70 1.21 -25%
Massachusetts 133 1.10 -32%
South Dakota 15 1.05 -35%
Washington 151 1.05 -35%
Utah 73 0.877 -45%
New Hampshire 13 0.704 -56%
Vermont – – –
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 Serenity

Serenity is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #129 in 2025 with 2,209 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 77,625 American babies have been named Serenity. Its peak came in 2013, when 4,481 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Serenity stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Serenity?

The median living Serenity is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 77 thousand people named Serenity are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

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

Serenity year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 2,209 #129 – –
2024 2,359 #117 – –
2023 2,574 #102 – –
2022 2,811 #94 – –
2021 3,086 #84 – –
2020 3,444 #69 – –
2019 3,441 #77 5 #13,809
2018 3,570 #75 – –
2017 3,596 #78 6 #11,987
2016 3,871 #70 5 #13,867
2015 4,006 #71 – –
2014 4,356 #58 7 #10,542
2013 4,475 #52 6 #11,920
2012 4,248 #58 7 #10,574
2011 3,872 #66 8 #9,457
2010 3,486 #83 6 #11,951
2009 3,489 #93 – –
2008 3,123 #111 6 #12,308
2007 2,738 #126 – –
2006 2,601 #134 5 #13,675
2005 1,989 #168 – –
2004 1,786 #191 9 #8,056
2003 1,413 #234 – –
2002 1,074 #290 5 #12,192
2001 784 #377 – –
2000 654 #433 – –
1995 127 #1,316 – –
1990 67 #2,024 – –
1985 40 #2,474 – –
1980 58 #1,879 – –
1975 34 #2,398 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Serenity

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Serenity Serenity American pornographic actress (born 1969) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Serenity?

The median living Serenity is about 11 years old. Half of all living Serenitys are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Serenity are alive today?

An estimated 77 thousand people named Serenity are alive in the United States, based on 77,625 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Serenity mean?

A female given name from English in general use since the 1990s.

How popular is the name Serenity in 2025?

Serenity ranked #129 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,209 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Serenity?

77,625 babies have been named Serenity in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Serenity most popular?

Serenity peaked in 2013, when 4,481 newborns received the name.

Is Serenity a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Serenity rising or falling?

Serenity is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Serenity become more popular?

Serenity is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,789 girls named Serenity in 2030, which would rank around #172. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Serenity?

Well-known people named Serenity include Serenity (pornographic actor).

Names like Serenity

Names that sound and feel close to Serenity: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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