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Serena

Pronounced S AH0 R IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2000
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Serena?

Serena is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 46,516 children — the 560th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2000, when 1,504 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
2000Girls: 1,504Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
S AH0 R IY1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Serena

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Serena

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Serena?
Serena ranks 560th among girls' names in US records, with 46,516 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,903.
Is Serena a unisex name?
No. Serena is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Serena most popular?
2000, when 1,504 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.