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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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#78 in Italy (2024) · #152 in Canada (2025) · #202 in Switzerland (2025) · #304 in Ireland (2025) · #305 in New Zealand (2025) · #335 in France (2025) · #381 in England & Wales (2025) · #387 in Scotland (2025) · #611 in Belgium (2025) · #699 in Sweden (2025) · #907 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,003 in Austria (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Serenas

• Serena Williams — American tennis player (born 1981)
• Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor — American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut (born 1976)
• Serena Scott Thomas — British actress (born 1961)
• Serena Grandi — Italian actress (born 1958)
• Serena Deeb — American professional wrestler (born 1986)

In stories & tradition

• Serena — Pokémon protagonist
• Serena van der Woodsen — Gossip Girl character
• Serena Butler — Fictional character from the Dune universe

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 (born 1958).

Similar names: Serene · Carolina · Selena · Mckenna · Juliet · Liana

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