girl's name
Serenity
suh-REN-ih-tee
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 80,869
the United States
#129
2025 births
Serenity is a girl's name taken from the English word, from the Latin serenus, meaning clear or unclouded. The word originally described weather — a serene sky is a cloudless one — before it described a state of mind.
- Serenity is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2013, when 4,481 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,501 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Serenity over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 352 |
| 1980s | 468 |
| 1990s | 1,675 |
| 2000s | 19,676 |
| 2010s | 38,971 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 16,483 |
What Serenity means
Serenity means calm or tranquillity. Its Latin root described clear, fair weather, and the transfer to human temperament came later, treating a calm mind as a cloudless sky.
Where Serenity comes from
Serenity comes from the Latin serenitas, from serenus, meaning clear, fair or unclouded, used first of the sky and the sea. The metaphorical extension to a calm disposition is old but secondary. Serenity also survives as an honorific — His Serene Highness, a style used for certain European princes, from the Latin serenissimus, and Venice was known as La Serenissima, the most serene republic. As a given name it belongs to the modern revival of virtue names alongside Harmony, Destiny and Trinity, and rose sharply in American use from the 1990s.
Serenity in use
Venice was La Serenissima, the most serene republic — the same word, used of a state rather than a person.
How popular is Serenity?
In 2025, Serenity was given to 2,209 babies in the United States, ranking #129 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Serenity 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 Serenity
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Serenity also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Serenity over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Serenity
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Sibling names for Serenity
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Serenity — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Serenity
What does the name Serenity mean?
Serenity means calm or tranquillity, from the Latin serenus, clear or unclouded.
Did serene originally describe weather?
Yes. It described a clear sky or calm sea before it described a state of mind.
Are there names like Serenity?
Harmony, Destiny and Trinity belong to the same modern virtue-name group.
How popular is the name Serenity?
In 2025, Serenity was given to 2,209 babies in the United States, ranking #129 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Serenity a girl's or a boy's name?
Serenity is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Serenity?
Serenity has 4 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Serenity?
Serenity is usually shortened to Rennie, Sera and Seren.
Is Serenity a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Serenity currently ranks #129 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.