Serena is an established girls' name that peaked in 2000 and has grown less common since.
Serena is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #325 for girl births in the United States (and #690 across all names), given to 942 babies. Serena was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2000 (1,504 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 942 | 942 | #325 | — |
| 2024 | 942 | 942 | #331 | — |
| 2023 | 821 | 821 | #375 | — |
| 2022 | 814 | 814 | #386 | — |
| 2021 | 810 | 810 | #388 | — |
| 2020 | 725 | 725 | #423 | — |
| 2019 | 748 | 748 | #424 | — |
| 2018 | 780 | 780 | #393 | — |
| 2017 | 768 | 768 | #415 | — |
| 2016 | 720 | 720 | #448 | — |
| 2015 | 782 | 782 | #410 | — |
| 2014 | 704 | 704 | #456 | — |
| 2013 | 744 | 744 | #410 | — |
| 2012 | 716 | 716 | #436 | — |
| 2011 | 682 | 682 | #448 | — |
| 2010 | 687 | 687 | #449 | — |
| 2009 | 813 | 813 | #391 | — |
| 2008 | 882 | 882 | #375 | — |
| 2007 | 814 | 814 | #404 | — |
| 2006 | 810 | 810 | #396 | — |
| 2005 | 869 | 869 | #363 | — |
| 2004 | 1,063 | 1,063 | #302 | — |
| 2003 | 1,277 | 1,277 | #255 | — |
| 2002 | 1,306 | 1,306 | #244 | — |
| 2001 | 1,296 | 1,296 | #246 | — |
| 2000 | 1,504 | 1,504 | #209 | — |
| 1999 | 1,440 | 1,440 | #218 | — |
| 1998 | 1,401 | 1,401 | #220 | — |
| 1997 | 1,206 | — | #245 | — |
| 1996 | 925 | — | #309 | — |
| 1995 | 831 | — | #326 | — |
| 1994 | 620 | — | #404 | — |
| 1993 | 546 | — | #461 | — |
| 1992 | 500 | — | #491 | — |
| 1991 | 498 | — | #485 | — |
| 1990 | 477 | — | #505 | — |
| 1989 | 454 | — | #522 | #7,741 |
| 1988 | 416 | — | #530 | — |
| 1987 | 448 | — | #480 | — |
| 1986 | 453 | — | #474 | — |
| 1985 | 571 | — | #400 | #7,403 |
| 1984 | 577 | — | #385 | — |
| 1983 | 596 | — | #375 | — |
| 1982 | 594 | — | #389 | — |
| 1981 | 535 | — | #411 | — |
| 1980 | 630 | — | #372 | — |
| 1979 | 502 | — | #419 | — |
| 1978 | 471 | — | #429 | — |
| 1977 | 507 | — | #407 | — |
| 1976 | 453 | — | #437 | — |
| 1975 | 444 | — | #445 | — |
| 1974 | 387 | — | #466 | — |
| 1973 | 404 | — | #458 | — |
| 1972 | 450 | — | #432 | — |
| 1971 | 587 | — | #386 | — |
| 1970 | 644 | — | #374 | #5,323 |
| 1969 | 676 | — | #346 | — |
| 1968 | 441 | — | #459 | — |
| 1967 | 261 | — | #592 | — |
| 1966 | 200 | — | #693 | — |
| 1965 | 181 | — | #744 | — |
| 1964 | 203 | — | #732 | — |
| 1963 | 180 | — | #771 | — |
| 1962 | 169 | — | #805 | — |
| 1961 | 142 | — | #910 | — |
| 1960 | 115 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1959 | 163 | — | #803 | — |
| 1958 | 151 | — | #827 | — |
| 1957 | 116 | — | #964 | — |
| 1956 | 98 | — | #1,039 | — |
| 1955 | 125 | — | #871 | — |
| 1954 | 85 | — | #1,071 | — |
| 1953 | 79 | — | #1,095 | — |
| 1952 | 84 | — | #1,027 | — |
| 1951 | 84 | — | #1,018 | — |
| 1950 | 70 | — | #1,107 | — |
| 1949 | 68 | — | #1,102 | — |
| 1948 | 66 | — | #1,103 | — |
| 1947 | 66 | — | #1,103 | — |
| 1946 | 70 | — | #1,014 | — |
| 1945 | 59 | — | #1,013 | — |
| 1944 | 67 | — | #952 | — |
| 1943 | 47 | — | #1,193 | — |
| 1942 | 59 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1941 | 37 | — | #1,264 | — |
| 1940 | 56 | — | #962 | — |
| 1939 | 49 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1938 | 59 | — | #930 | — |
| 1937 | 36 | — | #1,218 | — |
| 1936 | 28 | — | #1,409 | — |
| 1935 | 33 | — | #1,261 | — |
| 1934 | 28 | — | #1,402 | — |
| 1933 | 34 | — | #1,239 | — |
| 1932 | 27 | — | #1,485 | — |
| 1931 | 33 | — | #1,279 | — |
| 1930 | 27 | — | #1,529 | — |
| 1929 | 28 | — | #1,479 | — |
| 1928 | 47 | — | #1,111 | — |
| 1927 | 41 | — | #1,228 | — |
| 1926 | 30 | — | #1,509 | — |
| 1925 | 50 | — | #1,088 | — |
| 1924 | 35 | — | #1,403 | — |
| 1923 | 37 | — | #1,301 | — |
| 1922 | 41 | — | #1,225 | — |
| 1921 | 46 | — | #1,134 | — |
| 1920 | 51 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1919 | 35 | — | #1,318 | — |
| 1918 | 48 | — | #1,055 | — |
| 1917 | 57 | — | #921 | — |
| 1916 | 43 | — | #1,081 | — |
| 1915 | 38 | — | #1,112 | — |
| 1914 | 35 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1913 | 24 | — | #1,143 | — |
| 1912 | 31 | — | #918 | — |
| 1911 | 17 | — | #1,103 | — |
| 1910 | 31 | — | #779 | — |
| 1909 | 24 | — | #842 | — |
| 1908 | 25 | — | #784 | — |
| 1907 | 22 | — | #813 | — |
| 1906 | 21 | — | #816 | — |
| 1905 | 20 | — | #846 | — |
| 1904 | 14 | — | #995 | — |
| 1903 | 17 | — | #858 | — |
| 1902 | 26 | — | #665 | — |
| 1901 | 18 | — | #793 | — |
| 1900 | 31 | — | #638 | — |
| 1899 | 17 | — | #813 | — |
| 1898 | 23 | — | #695 | — |
| 1897 | 22 | — | #676 | — |
| 1896 | 28 | — | #593 | — |
| 1895 | 18 | — | #767 | — |
| 1894 | 13 | — | #899 | — |
| 1893 | 13 | — | #860 | — |
| 1892 | 20 | — | #662 | — |
| 1891 | 15 | — | #724 | — |
| 1890 | 15 | — | #721 | — |
| 1889 | 24 | — | #530 | — |
| 1888 | 14 | — | #718 | — |
| 1887 | 16 | — | #584 | — |
| 1886 | 15 | — | #602 | — |
| 1885 | 13 | — | #623 | — |
| 1884 | 9 | — | #783 | — |
| 1883 | 10 | — | #646 | — |
| 1882 | 14 | — | #501 | — |
| 1881 | 13 | — | #487 | — |
| 1880 | 13 | — | #489 | — |