Is Serena a boy or girl name?
Serena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 938 girls and 0 boys were named Serena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 46,516 US babies named Serena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #332
- Babies named Serena since 1880
- 46,516
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 1,504 babies
Boys and girls named Serena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 141 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 184 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 218 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 359 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 406 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 354 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 595 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,054 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,568 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 4,844 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 11 | 5,263 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 8,444 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 10,634 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,331 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,105 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 938 | #332 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 820 | #375 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 812 | #386 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 810 | #387 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 725 | #421 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 748 | #424 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 780 | #393 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 768 | #415 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 720 | #448 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 782 | #410 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 704 | #456 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 744 | #410 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 716 | #436 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 682 | #448 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 687 | #449 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 813 | #391 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 882 | #375 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 814 | #404 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 810 | #396 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 869 | #362 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,063 | #302 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,277 | #255 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,306 | #244 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,296 | #246 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,504 | #209 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,440 | #218 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,401 | #220 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,206 | #245 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 925 | #309 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 831 | #326 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 620 | #404 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 546 | #461 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 500 | #491 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 498 | #485 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 477 | #505 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,741 | 448 | #522 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 416 | #530 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 448 | #480 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 453 | #474 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,404 | 566 | #401 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 577 | #385 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 596 | #375 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 594 | #389 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 535 | #411 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 630 | #372 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 502 | #419 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 471 | #429 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 507 | #407 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 453 | #437 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 444 | #445 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 387 | #466 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 404 | #458 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 450 | #432 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 587 | #386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,322 | 639 | #374 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 676 | #346 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 441 | #459 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 261 | #592 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 200 | #693 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 181 | #744 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 203 | #732 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 180 | #771 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 169 | #805 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 142 | #911 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,006 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 163 | #804 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 151 | #827 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 116 | #964 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,039 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 125 | #871 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,075 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,095 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,028 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,018 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,107 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,102 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,103 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,103 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,014 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,013 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 67 | #953 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,193 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,021 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,264 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 56 | #962 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,021 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 59 | #930 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,218 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,409 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,261 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,402 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,239 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,485 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,279 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,529 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,479 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,111 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,228 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,509 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,088 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,403 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,301 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,225 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,134 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,047 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,318 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,055 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 57 | #921 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,081 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,112 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,021 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,143 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 31 | #918 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,103 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 31 | #779 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 24 | #842 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 25 | #784 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 22 | #813 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 21 | #816 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 20 | #846 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 14 | #995 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 17 | #858 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 26 | #665 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 18 | #793 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 31 | #638 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 17 | #813 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 23 | #695 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 22 | #676 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 28 | #593 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 18 | #767 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #899 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 13 | #860 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 20 | #662 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 15 | #724 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 15 | #721 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 24 | #530 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 14 | #718 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 16 | #584 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #602 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 13 | #623 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #783 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 10 | #646 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 14 | #501 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 13 | #487 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 13 | #489 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Serena reached #5,322 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #209 in 2000. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Serena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.