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Serena

Girl's name · #325 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Serena is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1880, it stood at #325 in 2025; about 47,000 girls have been named Serena along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#202 in Switzerland (2025) · #305 in New Zealand (2025) · #321 in Ireland (2025) · #335 in France (2025) · #385 in England & Wales (2025) · #423 in Scotland (2025) · #646 in Belgium (2025) · #699 in Sweden (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,003 in Austria (2025) · #1,824 in Ecuador (2025) · #186 in Canada (2024).

Famous Serenas

• Serena Williams — American tennis player (born 1981)
• Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor — American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut
• Serena Grandi — Italian actress
• Serena — Niece of Roman emperor Theodosius I
• Serena Scott Thomas — British actress

In stories & tradition

• Serena — Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (anime series)
• Serena van der Woodsen — Gossip Girl (novel series)
• Serena Butler — Dune

What Serenas become

Among 353 notable people named Serena:

Entertainers appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Serena Grandi, Italian actress.

Similar names: Serene · Carolina · Selena · Mckenna · Noelle · Viviana

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