How Many People Are Named Serena?
An estimated 42,595 people in the United States have the first name Serena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Serena peaked in popularity in 2000 with 1,504 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Serena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Serena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
42,595
About 1 in 8,047 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2000
1,504 births
Total Registered
46,516
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Serena
Serena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 46,516 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Serena as a male name
Ranked #7,741 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (6 births)
Serena as a female name
Ranked #332 in 2024
938 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (1,504 births)
Serena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Serena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 10,634 babies were registered. While Serena is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Serena by Decade
How has Serena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Serena by State
Birth registrations for Serena span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, North Dakota, Delaware. On average, about 824 Serenas were registered per state.
Serena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Serena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Serena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Serena?
We estimate approximately 42,595 people named Serena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,047 Americans share this first name.
Is Serena a common name?
Serena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46,516 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Serena most popular?
Serena reached peak popularity in 2000, when 1,504 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Serena is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Serena a female name?
Serena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Serena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Serena Smith, Serena Johnson, Serena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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