girl's name
Serene
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,865
Serene is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 130 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 130 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 25,503 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Serene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 |
| 1920s | 45 |
| 1930s | 22 |
| 1940s | 44 |
| 1950s | 65 |
| 1960s | 106 |
| 1970s | 216 |
| 1980s | 243 |
| 1990s | 355 |
| 2000s | 641 |
| 2010s | 800 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 662 |
How popular is Serene?
In 2025, Serene was given to 130 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Serene is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Serene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Serene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Serene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Serene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Serene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Serene
How popular is the name Serene?
In 2025, Serene was given to 130 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Serene a girl's or a boy's name?
Serene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Serene?
Serene has 2 syllables.
When was Serene most popular?
Serene peaked in 2025, when 130 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Serene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Serene currently ranks #1,327 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.