Serena
Serena is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Latin word serēnus, meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". Serena is also a feminine Japanese given name. This name was borne by one of the first saints, Serena of Rome, purported wife of Emperor Diocletian.
Meaning & Origin of Serena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Serena is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Latin word serēnus, meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". Serena is also a feminine Japanese given name. This name was borne by one of the first saints, Serena of Rome, purported wife of Emperor Diocletian.
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The Story of Serena
Serena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 1,504 Serenas were born — ranking #209 that year. As of 2026, Serena ranks #328 for baby girls with 950 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 48K Serenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Serena
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- Serena (wife of Stilicho) (c. 370–408), important noblewoman of the late Western Roman Empire
- Serena Altschul (born 1970), broadcast journalist
- Serena Bocchino (born 1960), American artist
- Serena Brancale (born 1989), Italian singer-songwriter
- Serena Auñón-Chancellor (born 1976), American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut
- Serena Katherine Dandridge (1878–1956), American scientific illustrator, painter, naturalist, and suffragist
- Serena DeBeer , American chemist
- Serena Deeb (born 1986), American professional wrestler
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Names that sound like Serena
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About the name Serena
Serena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 48K births in the dataset. Serena's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #209. Use the chart and map above to compare Serena'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 .
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