Serena

Girl name

Serena has been given to 47,466 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2000 and currently ranks #325 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From the name of an early Christian saint, Latin serena (“serene”)API.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

47,466

Peak year

2000 (1,504 babies)

Rank in 2025

#325 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +20%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Serena

Serena Williams

American tennis player (1981)

Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor

American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut

Serena Grandi

Italian actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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