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Serena

“Clear, tranquil, or serene (Latin)” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #325 in the US (2025) · Trending

Serena has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #209 (2000) · 47,450 babies named Serena all-time · 1 in 1,700 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 980 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 990 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Serenas

• Serena Williams — American tennis player (1981)
• Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor — American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut
• Serena Grandi — Italian actress
• Serena — niece of Roman emperor Theodosius I
• Serena Scott Thomas — British actress

In stories & tradition

• Serena — Pokémon X and Y · Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
• Serena van der Woodsen — Gossip Girl
• Serena Butler — Dune universe

What Serenas become

Among 352 notable people named Serena:

Entertainers appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Serena Grandi, Italian actress.

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