Seren
Seren is a given name in Welsh, and both a given name and surname in Turkish.
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Seren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seren is a given name in Welsh, and both a given name and surname in Turkish.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Seren
Seren first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 62 births, good for #2,760 nationwide. About 46% of every Seren on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Seren ranks #4,952 for baby girls with 27 births, falling sharply (-21%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Seren
Seren is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Seren's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,760. Use the chart and map above to compare Seren's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.